Do insider trades reflect both contrarian beliefs and superior knowledge about future cash flow realizations?

Journal of Accounting and Economics

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 55-81

  Piotroski, Joseph D ^a   Roulstone, Darren T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Book to market ratios; Capital markets; Contrarian beliefs; Earnings; Insider trading

Indexed keywords

EID: 8744238194     PISSN: 01654101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacceco.2004.01.003     Document Type: Article

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