TY - JOUR
AU - Lee, Seungho
PY - 2022
DA - August
TI - The COVID-19 Pandemic, Short Sale Ban, and Market Efficiency: Empirical Evidence from the European Equity Markets
JO - Journal of Asset Management
EP - 171 
VL - 23 
DO - https://doi.org/10.1057/s41260-021-00254-w
AB - This study looks at the inefficiency of stock indices of France, Italy, and Spain around their financial regulatory authorities’ short-sale ban during the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. The empirical analysis of this study provides evidence of price predictability of the basis of futures contract prior to the short-sale restriction. Moreover, the results show a significant underpricing in futures contracts of FTSE MIB and IBEX35 indices while the two months of short-sale banned period. These findings suggest that prohibiting short selling during the market downturn might undermine the stock markets’ efficiency and generate arbitrage opportunities for speculative investors.
PB - Springer Nature
UR - https://hdl.handle.net/2164/18983
KW - Coronavirus (COVID-19)
ER