Essays about: "Insider transactions"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 34 essays containing the words Insider transactions.

  1. 1. 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

  3. 2. The Insider Scoop: A Study on the Effect of Insider Trading and Abnormal Stock Returns During Uncertain Market Condition of the Russia-Ukraine War

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Louise Williams; Sigge Arvidsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Russian-Ukrainian War; Insider Trading; Abnormal Stock Return; Nasdaq Stockholm; Uncertainty;

    Abstract : This paper examines how insider transactions of stocks listed on Nasdaq Stockholm generate abnormal returns during the period 2016-2022 and extends on how abnormal returns react in times of uncertainty, i.e., after the Invasion of Ukraine. READ MORE

  4. 3. Abnormal returns from insider trading - does insider trading generate abnormal returns for the Swedish stock exchange and large cap Stockholm?

    University essay from

    Author : Erik Andersson; Granit Haliti; [2022-07-11]
    Keywords : Abnormal returns; Insider trading; The Efficient Market Hypothesis; Event study; Market Abuse Regulation; Market Abuse Directive; Day of publication; Day of transaction;

    Abstract : This paper studies insider trading and abnormal returns on the Large Cap list of the Swedish stock exchange using a sample of 119 firms and 10528 individual transactions between the period 2016-2022. The study is built on the theoretical framework of the efficient market hypothesis and information asymmetry. READ MORE

  5. 4. Do They Know?: A Study of the Impact of PDMR Transactions on Stock Market Returns During the Uncertain Market Conditions of the Covid-19 Pandemic

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Edvard Bruu; Alexander Silwer; [2022]
    Keywords : Covid-19; Insider Trading; Nasdaq Stockholm; Uncertainty; PDMR;

    Abstract : This paper examines how equities listed on Nasdaq Stockholm reacted to transaction announcements by persons discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMRs") during unprecedented market uncertainty. We find that PDMRs transaction announcements generated abnormal returns for purchases but not for sales. READ MORE

  6. 5. To Benefit from Uncertainty

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Author : Carl Amér; Jacob Grimhall; [2022]
    Keywords : Insider trading; Market reaction; Healthcare; COVID-19; Stock Market;

    Abstract : Research suggests that increasing R&D activities and uncertainty amplify market reactions following corporate news. We analyze insider transactions in biotechnological, life sciences and pharmaceutical companies listed on the NYSE, AMEX and Nasdaq during COVID-19. READ MORE