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Short Selling Around Reverse Stock Splits, Ryan Voges
Short Selling Around Reverse Stock Splits, Ryan Voges
All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023
I examine whether short selling increases around reverse stock splits using 2019 daily short selling data instead of bimonthly short interest data required by FINRA. In my difference-in-difference analysis, I find that average short selling increases significantly for firms that reverse split their stock, relative to matched control firms that do not, around the split dates. I also find that firms that reverse split their stock experience negative cumulative abnormal returns in the 20-day period after the reverse stock splits, particularly for those firms that are heavily shorted. These results are in agreeance with existent literature and suggest that short …
Pharmaceutical Stock Prices Around Medicare Part D Expansion, Spencer Powell
Pharmaceutical Stock Prices Around Medicare Part D Expansion, Spencer Powell
All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023
On January 1, 2006 Medicare part D expanded, giving prescription coverage to many Americans. This event offers an interesting question regarding market efficiency, specifically because Medicare expansion was introduced into congress as far back as 1999. Because Medicare part D affected pharmaceutical drug coverage, this study focuses specifically on securities in the pharmaceutical industry. Following an efficient market hypothesis, we would expect to see significant abnormal returns in the post event window, anticipating the legislations effect on demand within the industry. Results showed significant abnormal returns in post-event window, but not in the pre-event window. The returns in the post-event …