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The Relevance of Short Sales to the Maltese Stock Market

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  • Azzopardi, Paul
  • Silvio John, Camilleri

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This paper outlines the main concepts behind short selling activities and explores their relevance to a smaller stock market in the context of Maltese securities. While short sales have desirable properties, especially with respect to pricing efficiency, formal and informal restrictions may hinder this function. Short sale activity may be particularly risky in the context of the Maltese market, due to its low liquidity level. Short sales on their own may not be sufficient to enhance liquidity levels on this market.

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  • Azzopardi, Paul & Silvio John, Camilleri, 2003. "The Relevance of Short Sales to the Maltese Stock Market," MPRA Paper 84566, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    1. Silvio John Camilleri, 2005. "Can a Stock Index be Less Efficient than Underlying Shares? An Analysis Using Malta Stock Exchange Data," Finance 0507006, University Library of Munich, Germany.

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    Keywords

    Short Sales; Malta; Securities Trading; Equity Markets;
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    JEL classification:

    • G00 - Financial Economics - - General - - - General
    • G14 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Information and Market Efficiency; Event Studies; Insider Trading
    • G2 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services
    • G23 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Non-bank Financial Institutions; Financial Instruments; Institutional Investors

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