| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 960065 | Journal of Financial Economics | 2012 | 19 Pages |
Abstract
We find that a substantial portion of short sellers' trading advantage comes from their ability to analyze publicly available information. Using a database of short sales combined with a database of news releases, we show that the well-documented negative relation between short sales and future returns is twice as large on news days and four times as large on days with negative news. Further, we find that the most informed short sales are not from market makers but rather from clients, and we find only weak evidence that short sellers anticipate news events. Overall, the evidence suggests that public news provides valuable trading opportunities for short sellers who are skilled information processors.
Keywords
Related Topics
Social Sciences and Humanities
Business, Management and Accounting
Accounting
Authors
Joseph E. Engelberg, Adam V. Reed, Matthew C. Ringgenberg,