Short Selling Activity and Effects on Financial Markets and Corporate Decisions

Xu Guo () and Chunchi Wu ()
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Xu Guo: Shenzhen University
Chunchi Wu: University at Buffalo

Chapter 98 in Encyclopedia of Finance, 2022, pp 2313-2340 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract We review the current state of research on short sales, including the information content in short interest, information advantages of short sellers, and firms’ reactions to the short-selling threat. We also discuss the data and metrics commonly used in short selling studies and summarize important empirical findings. Finally, we suggest several future directions to improve our understanding of the role of short sellers in capital market development and in influencing corporate decisions.

Keywords: Short interest; Short selling; Return predictability; Corporate decisions; Financial reporting (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: G12 G13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-91231-4_100

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