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The Market Reaction to Stock Split Announcement and the Underlying Explanations

Date created
2014-08
Authors/Contributors
Author: Zhu, Chao
Author: Chen, Kexin
Abstract
This paper examines the market reaction to stock splits announcements during the period 2003 to 2013. We find a significantly positive Cumulative Average Abnormal Return (CAAR) on the announcement day as well as the following day. Both liquidity and signaling reasons contribute to this result.
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MSc in Finance Project - Simon Fraser University
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English

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