Information Leakage and Market Efficiency

A-Tier
Journal: The Review of Financial Studies
Year: 2005
Volume: 18
Issue: 2
Pages: 417-457

Score contribution per author:

4.022 = (α=2.01 / 1 authors) × 2.0x A-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

This article analyzes the effects of information leakage on trading behavior and market efficiency. A trader who receives a noisy signal about a forthcoming public announcement can exploit it twice. First, when he receives it, and second, after the public announcement since he knows best the extent to which his information is already reflected in the pre-announcement price. Given his information he expects the price to overshoot and intends to partially revert his trade. While information leakage makes the price process more informative in the short-run, it reduces its informativeness in the long-run. The analysis supports Securities and Exchange Commission's Regulation Fair Disclosure. Copyright 2005, Oxford University Press.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:oup:rfinst:v:18:y:2005:i:2:p:417-457
Journal Field
Finance
Author Count
1
Added to Database
2026-01-24