Essays about: "short-term performance"

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  1. 6. Leveling the Playing Field: Can Private Investors Benefit From Mimicking Insider Trades? A quantitative study of insider trading

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Marcus Mattsson; Marcus Lyckhage; [2023-07-04]
    Keywords : Insider Trading; Abnormal Return; Information Asymmetry; Outside Investors; Investment Strategy; Insider Positions;

    Abstract : Historically, investors have been searching for strategies to maximize performance in the stock market. It has been shown that corporate insiders can earn abnormal returns by trading in their own companies as they possess superior information and, to a certain degree, market timing ability. READ MORE

  2. 7. How do IPOs and SPACs differ in terms of post-listing performance, and how do insider and institutional ownership affect these differences?

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Markus Henriksson; Theodor Hansson; [2023-07-03]
    Keywords : SPACs; Special Purpose Acquisition Company; IPOs; Initial Public Offering; Ownership Structure; Abnormal Returns;

    Abstract : Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) and Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) are the two most prevalent alternatives for firms seeking to list on the stock exchange, which we examine in this study. We study numerous parameters impacting the abnormal returns of IPOs and SPACs and, compare their performance in the short-term and long-term using regressions and current literature to explain the discrepancies. READ MORE

  3. 8. Underpricing and short-term returns - An empirical study on Initial public offerings in the Nordics

    University essay from

    Author : Carl Viktorsson; Albin Västertun; [2023-07-03]
    Keywords : Initial public offering; Stock performance; Underpricing;

    Abstract : The study examines the effect underpricing has on short-term returns for 291 Initial public offerings in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. To test for this, two different OLS-regressions have been developed with Buy-and-hold abnormal returns (BHAR) as the dependent variable, and Market-adjusted abnormal returns (MAAR) as the variable of interest, accompanied by a few control variables. READ MORE

  4. 9. Does ESG-score matter to investors? - An EU Taxonomy Perspective

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Linnéa Falkenström; Johan Olsson; [2023-07-03]
    Keywords : ESG; EU Taxonomy; Efficient Market Hypothesis; Behavioral finance; Investor behavior; Event study;

    Abstract : Since the introduction of the EU Taxonomy, it is still unclear how it affects investors' perception and actions towards high ESG-scoring firms, and whether it effectively promotes sustainable investing. The implications of the EU Taxonomy on finance and the environment are significant and must be addressed. READ MORE

  5. 10. COMPLEXITY & RANDOMNESS Exploring the Limits of Pattern Perception

    University essay from Institutionen för tillämpad informationsteknologi

    Author : Beppe Rådvik; Joel Pettersson; [2023-02-01]
    Keywords : pattern perception; complexity; randomness; Aksentijevic-Gibson complexity; Visual short-term memory;

    Abstract : Pattern perception is a core part of human cognition, however, our capacity to process patterns is limited. If a pattern is too complex to process, we no longer perceive it as a pattern but rather as noise, thus we hypothesize that there is a limit to human pattern perception that can be measured in terms of the complexity of the pattern. READ MORE