Liquidity Provision and Noise Trading: Evidence from the “Investment Dartboard” Column

Authors: Greene, Jason¹; Smart, Scott²

Source: The Journal of Finance, Volume 54, Number 5, October 1999 , pp. 1885-1899(15)

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Abstract:

How does increased noise trading affect market liquidity and trading costs? We use The Wall Street Journal's “Investment Dartboard” column, which stimulates noise trading, as a natural experiment to evaluate models of the bid-ask spread. We find that substantial increases in trading volume and significant but temporary abnormal returns occur when analysts recommend stocks in this column, especially when recommendations come from analysts with successful contest track records. We also find an increase in liquidity and a decrease in the adverse selection component of the bid-ask spread.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/0022-1082.00171

Affiliations: 1: Georgia State University, 2: Indiana University

Publication date: 1999-10-01