Short selling and the price discovery process

We show that stock prices are more accurate when short sellers are more active. First, in a large panel of NYSE-listed stocks, intraday informational efficiency of prices improves with greater shorting flow. Second, at monthly and annual horizons, more shorting flow accelerates the incorporation of...

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Main Authors: BOEHMER, Ekkehart, WU, Juan Julie
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Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2013
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Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/4688
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/5687/viewcontent/ShortSellingPriceDiscovery_2013.pdf
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Institution: Singapore Management University
Language: English