The relationship between short interest and stock returns in the Canadian market

Journal of Banking and Finance

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1729-1749

  Ackert, Lucy F ^a,b   Athanassakos, George ^c  

^a KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ATLANTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Informed traders; Short interest

Indexed keywords

EID: 44849084896     PISSN: 03784266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2004.06.034     Document Type: Article

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