Information asymmetry and the bid-ask spread: Evidence from the UK

Journal of Business Finance and Accounting

Volumn 32, Issue 9-10, 2005, Pages 1801-1826

  Gregoriou, Andros ^a,b   Ioannidis, Christos ^c   Skerratt, Len ^a,b  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Bath Business School   (United Kingdom)

^c Brunel Business School ^*

Author keywords

Analysts' forecasts; Spread; Trading volume; Volatility of returns

Indexed keywords

EID: 29244444479     PISSN: 0306686X     EISSN: 14685957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0306-686X.2005.00648.x     Document Type: Article

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