THE EFFECT OF IPO LOCKUP AGREEMENTS ON STOCK PRICES: AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS ON THE TAIWAN STOCK EXCHANGE
- People & Global Business Association
- Global Business and Finance Review
- Vol.10 No.1
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2005.0639 - 56 (18 pages)
- 6
We examine the performance of Taiwanese IPOs surrounding lockup expiration. We find some evidence that investors in IT-IPOs could suffer significant wealth losses, in the days just prior to the lockup expiration. Non-IT IPO investors are not similarly affected. However, contrary to previous research, we find significant return reversals for both IT and non-IT stocks. After the lockup expiration dates trading volumes are also abnormally high. The returns to IT firms and firms with larger market capitalizations, exhibit greater sensitivity to lockup expiration dates than those of non-IT firms and small-cap firms.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION
LITERATURE ON LOCKUP REGULATION
LOCKUP REGULATIONS AND THE TAIWAN INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
HYPOTHESES AND DATA
THE EFFECTS OF EXPIRATION OF LOCKUP PERIODS ON STOCK RETURNS
TRADING ACTIVITLES AROUND TLEDs
CROSS-SECTIONAL DETERMINANTS OF THE ABNORMAL VOLUME AND RETURN
SUMMARY
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