Monday, January 22, 2007

Pump and Dump Spam Works

Does pump and dump spam have an effect on stock price? Laura Frieder and Jonathan Zittrain think so. [I]t appears that spammers are able to achieve a 5% gain on pumped stock before dumping it, along with a dramatic increase in transaction volume of the stock. Click through for links to their working paper.

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