Do what insiders do: Abnormal performances after the release of insiders' relevant transactions

Studies in Economics and Finance

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 94-118

  Bajo, Emanuele ^a   Petracci, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Insider trading; Italy; Stock markets

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958163197     PISSN: 10867376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/10867370610683905     Document Type: Article

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