Auctions versus book-built IPOs in Japan: A comparison of aftermarket volatility

Pacific Basin Finance Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 224-235

  Pettway, Richard H ^a   Thosar, Satish ^b   Walker, Scott ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Book built IPOs; IPO aftermarket volatility; Price discriminatory auctions; Uniform price auctions

Indexed keywords

EID: 47049095292     PISSN: 0927538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pacfin.2007.04.010     Document Type: Article

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