Determinants of trading activity after rating actions in the Corporate Debt Market

The influence of rating announcements on corporate debt market trading has been previously overlooked. Based on an event study, we examine the effects of the three types of announcements provided by credit rating agencies on abnormal trading volume and trading frequency in the Spanish corporate debt...

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Autores: Abad Romero, Pilar, Diaz, Antonio, Robles Fernández, María Dolores
Tipo de recurso: informe técnico
Fecha de publicación:2011
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/49041
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/49041
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:G12
G14
C34
Rating agencies
Rating announcementes
Trading volume
Trading frequency
Finanzas
Econometría (Economía)
5302 Econometría
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Sumario:The influence of rating announcements on corporate debt market trading has been previously overlooked. Based on an event study, we examine the effects of the three types of announcements provided by credit rating agencies on abnormal trading volume and trading frequency in the Spanish corporate debt market. Additionally, by means of cross-section regressions, we establish what factors determine the sign and intensity of the trading reactions. The presented results indicate that factors related to the characteristics of the rating announcement, the issuing company and the economic environment are relevant in light of several hypotheses.