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Stock Market Anomalies: What Can We Learn from Repurchases and Insider Trading?

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  • John E. Core

    (University of Pennsylvania)

  • Wayne R. Guay

    (University of Pennsylvania)

  • Scott A. Richardson

    (University of Pennsylvania)

  • Rodrigo S. Verdi

    (University of Pennsylvania)

Abstract

We examine whether managers’ trading decisions (both at a firm and personal level) are correlated with trading strategies suggested by the operating accruals and the post-earnings announcement drift (SUE) anomalies. We discuss advantages and disadvantages of the use of managerial trading activity to infer managers’ private valuation about their own securities. Our results provide corroborative evidence for the accruals anomaly, i.e., managers’ repurchase and insider trading behavior varies consistently with the information underlying the operating accruals trading strategy. On the other hand, we do not find corroborative evidence for the SUE anomaly.

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  • John E. Core & Wayne R. Guay & Scott A. Richardson & Rodrigo S. Verdi, 2006. "Stock Market Anomalies: What Can We Learn from Repurchases and Insider Trading?," Review of Accounting Studies, Springer, vol. 11(1), pages 49-70, March.
  • Handle: RePEc:spr:reaccs:v:11:y:2006:i:1:d:10.1007_s11142-006-6395-y
    DOI: 10.1007/s11142-006-6395-y
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