How insiders traded before rules
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8420460 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Fabio Braggion (0000-0002-5918-417X, Tilburg University), Lyndon Moore (0000-0003-3149-0682, The University of Melbourne, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 565-584 |
| Publication date | 2013-06-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Business History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-6791 • E-ISSN: 1743-7938 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00076791.2012.741973 |
| OpenAlex | W3121375567 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 22 |
U.K. company insiders, such as directors, were legally allowed to trade in the shares of their own companies up until the Companies Act of 1980. We investigate the trading behaviour of directors over the period 1893 to 1907 in the U.K. Although insider trading was profitable, we find relatively few instances of directors who exploited their informational advantage
Business · Commerce · Economics · Industrial organization · Insider · Insider trading · Monetary economics · Political science · Accounting · Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance · Corporate Finance and Governance · Finance · Financial Markets and Investment Strategies · Law
| Citations per year | 0.38 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2018 - 2021 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |