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Limited Arbitrage in Equity Markets

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Mitchell, Mark, Pulvino, Todd, Stafford, Erik·2002·The Journal of Finance

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We examine 82 situations where the market value of a company is less than its subsidiary. These situations imply arbitrage opportunities, providing an ideal setting to study the risks and market frictions that prevent arbitrageurs from immediately forcing prices to fundamental values. For 30 percent of the sample, the link between the parent and its subsidiary is severed before the relative value discrepancy is corrected. Furthermore, returns to a specialized arbitrageur would be 50 percent larger if the path to convergence was smooth rather than as observed. Uncertainty about the distribution of returns and characteristics of the risks limits arbitrage.

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Authors
Mitchell, M., Pulvino, T., & Stafford, E.
Venue
The Journal of Finance
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2002-04
Volume
57
Issue
2
Pages
551-584
ISSN
  • 0022-1082 (ISSN-L)
  • 1540-6261
OpenAlex
W3125267019
Cited by
410
References
3
FWCI
39.34
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
green

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