Macquarie - Quantamentals

We are pleased to present the latest Quant Research paper from Macquarie:

Refining Short Interest
Quantamentals 2010

  • Stock borrowing as proxy for short interest?
  • When do short sellers trade?
  • Do they trade ahead of news releases?
  • Are short sellers better processors of information than the rest of the market by trading after news releases?
  • Does short selling lead to predictable changes in stock prices?
  • How do short selling constraints affect returns?
  • What is the impact of short squeezes and can these stocks be identified?
  • Do short-sellers target companies with particular characteristics based on valuation?

 

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