The dynamics of informed trading around corporate bankruptcies

We investigate the dynamics of informed trading both before and after corporate bankruptcy announcements using high frequency data. Our findings reveal that pre-announcement informed selling attenuates subsequent announcement returns, with this effect being weaker for firms receiving extensive pre-a...

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Main Authors: Viet Anh, Dang, Dinh Trung, Nguyen, Pham, Thu Phuong, Ralf, Zurbruegg
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier 2024
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/94811
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author Viet Anh, Dang
Dinh Trung, Nguyen
Pham, Thu Phuong
Ralf, Zurbruegg
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Dinh Trung, Nguyen
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description We investigate the dynamics of informed trading both before and after corporate bankruptcy announcements using high frequency data. Our findings reveal that pre-announcement informed selling attenuates subsequent announcement returns, with this effect being weaker for firms receiving extensive pre-announcement media coverage or adverse news sentiment. We also find that post-announcement informed trading can serve as a predictor of subsequent bankruptcy outcomes. Overall, results are consistent with there being material information leakage, warranting policy efforts to better safeguard less informed investors.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-948112024-09-26T02:50:13Z The dynamics of informed trading around corporate bankruptcies Viet Anh, Dang Dinh Trung, Nguyen Pham, Thu Phuong Ralf, Zurbruegg We investigate the dynamics of informed trading both before and after corporate bankruptcy announcements using high frequency data. Our findings reveal that pre-announcement informed selling attenuates subsequent announcement returns, with this effect being weaker for firms receiving extensive pre-announcement media coverage or adverse news sentiment. We also find that post-announcement informed trading can serve as a predictor of subsequent bankruptcy outcomes. Overall, results are consistent with there being material information leakage, warranting policy efforts to better safeguard less informed investors. 2024 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/94811 10.1016/j.frl.2024.105385 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Elsevier fulltext
spellingShingle Viet Anh, Dang
Dinh Trung, Nguyen
Pham, Thu Phuong
Ralf, Zurbruegg
The dynamics of informed trading around corporate bankruptcies
title The dynamics of informed trading around corporate bankruptcies
title_full The dynamics of informed trading around corporate bankruptcies
title_fullStr The dynamics of informed trading around corporate bankruptcies
title_full_unstemmed The dynamics of informed trading around corporate bankruptcies
title_short The dynamics of informed trading around corporate bankruptcies
title_sort dynamics of informed trading around corporate bankruptcies
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/94811