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Title: | The role of derivatives in hedge fund activism |
Authors: | Guo, J Gang, J Hu, N Utham, V |
Keywords: | Hedge Funds,;Investor Activism,;Mergers & Acquisitions,;Event Studies,;Derivatives |
Issue Date: | 23-Apr-2018 |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Citation: | Guo, J. (Michael), Gang, J., Hu, N. and Utham, V. (2018). The role of derivatives in hedge fund activism. Quantitative Finance, 18(9), pp.1531–1541. doi: 10.1080/14697688.2018.1444490 |
Abstract: | Using a hand-collected sample of hedge fund activist engagements from 1994 to 2014, this study analysed the role of derivatives in the hedge fund activism. Evidence shows abnormal returns of targets of hedge fund activists who did not use derivatives exceeded the abnormal returns of targets of hedge fund activists who employed derivatives around the activist engagement disclosure period. We also find that idiosyncratic volatility of the targets of hedge fund activists who did not use derivatives was more reduced than that of the targets of hedge fund activists who used derivatives. Finally, the probability of takeovers increases for hedge fund activists who did not use derivatives. |
URI: | http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/20030 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1080/14697688.2018.1444490 |
ISSN: | 1469-7688 |
Appears in Collections: | Brunel Business School Research Papers |
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