Delayed disclosure of insider trades: Incentives for and indicators of future performance?

Pacific Basin Finance Journal

Volumn 35, Issue , 2015, Pages 182-197

  Chang, Millicent ^a   Watson, Iain ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Delayed disclosure; Future returns; Insider trading

Indexed keywords

EID: 84947869301     PISSN: 0927538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pacfin.2014.12.007     Document Type: Article

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