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Block Trading and Information Revelation around Quarterly Earnings Announcements

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Seppi, Duane J
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The author investigate the empirical importance of information revelation in the pricing of block trades. In particular, he examine whether block prices are correlated with the unexpected part of firms' quarterly earnings. For his sample of block trades, information revelation does indeed appear to be a significant factor shortly before earnings announcements. Article published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society for Financial Studies in its journal, The Review of Financial Studies.

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Article provided by Oxford University Press for Society for Financial Studies in its journal Review of Financial Studies.

Volume (Year): 5 (1992)
Issue (Month): 2 ()
Pages: 281-305
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  3. Anna Calamia, 1999. "Market Microstructure: Theory and Empirics," LEM Papers Series 1999/19, Laboratory of Economics and Management (LEM), Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy. [Downloadable!]
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