Two Essays on the Probability of Informed Trading

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dc.contributor.authorPopescu, Mariusen
dc.contributor.committeechairKumar, Ramanen
dc.contributor.committeememberKeown, Arthur J.en
dc.contributor.committeememberCliff, Michael T.en
dc.contributor.committeememberKadlec, Gregory B.en
dc.contributor.departmentFinance, Insurance, and Business Lawen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:11:26Zen
dc.date.adate2007-05-08en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:11:26Zen
dc.date.issued2007-04-11en
dc.date.rdate2007-05-08en
dc.date.sdate2007-05-02en
dc.description.abstractThis dissertation consists of two essays. The first essay develops a new methodology for estimating the probability of informed trading from the observed quotes and depths, by extending the Copeland and Galai (1983) model. This measure (PROBINF) can be computed for each quote and it represents the specialist's ex-ante estimate of the probability of informed trading. I show that PROBINF exhibits a strong and robust relationship with the observed level of insider trading and with measures of the price impact of trades (ë) estimated based on the models of Glosten and Harris (1988), Madhavan and Smidt (1991) and Foster and Viswanathan (1993). In contrast, the alternative measure of the probability of informed trading (PIN) developed by Easley, Kiefer, O'Hara and Paperman (1996) exhibits a weaker and less robust relationship with insider trading and price impact of trades. The time series pattern of PROBINF in an intra-day analysis around earnings announcement is consistent with previous findings regarding informed trading. An important advantage of PROBINF over PIN and other measures of information asymmetry such as price impact of trades and adverse selection component of the spread is that, unlike these measures, it can be estimated for each quote, and thus can also be used to measure intra-day changes in informed trading and information asymmetry. In the second essay, I examine whether the underwriting syndicate composition influences the secondary market liquidity for initial public offerings (IPOs). Specifically, I argue that co-managers improve the liquidity of IPOs through the other services they provide, besides market making. Using a comprehensive sample of initial public offerings completed between January 1993 and December 2005, I find that IPOs with a high number of co-managers in their syndicates have lower spreads and a lower level of information asymmetry in the aftermarket. I argue that the information produced during the premarket and the analyst coverage in the aftermarket are the main channels through which co-managers mitigate the information asymmetry risk in the secondary market.en
dc.description.degreePh. D.en
dc.identifier.otheretd-05022007-153028en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05022007-153028/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/27500en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartMarius_ETD.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectinitial public offering (IPO)en
dc.subjectbid-ask spreaden
dc.subjectinformed tradingen
dc.subjectinformation asymmetryen
dc.subjectunderwriting syndicateen
dc.titleTwo Essays on the Probability of Informed Tradingen
dc.typeDissertationen
thesis.degree.disciplineFinance, Insurance, and Business Lawen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.namePh. D.en

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