Do foreign short-sellers predict stock returns? Evidence from daily short-selling in Korean stock market
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Keywords
Short-selling; Foreign investor; Emerging market; Korean stock market;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- G12 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Asset Pricing; Trading Volume; Bond Interest Rates
- G14 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Information and Market Efficiency; Event Studies; Insider Trading
- G15 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - International Financial Markets
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