More shareholders, higher liquidity? Evidence from an emerging stock market

Using data assembled from all non-financial firms traded on the Malaysian stock exchange, we provide evidence of a nonlinear relationship between the number of shareholders and liquidity. While more shareholders are associated with higher liquidity, the negative effect of wider spreads kicks in when...

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Main Authors: Chia, Yee Ee, Kian-Ping Lim, Kim-Leng Goh
Format: Article
Language:English
English
Published: 2020
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Online Access:https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/26671/1/More%20shareholders%2C%20higher%20liquidity.pdf
https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/26671/13/More%20shareholders%2C%20higher%20liquidity2.pdf