Institutional Trading and Hedge Fund Activism

Nickolay Gantchev
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Nickolay Gantchev
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599
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Chotibhak Jotikasthira
Chotibhak Jotikasthira
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Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas 75275
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Nickolay Gantchev

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Nickolay Gantchev

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599

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Chotibhak Jotikasthira

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Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas 75275

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Published Online:23 Feb 2017https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2016.2654

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Received:November 03, 2015
Accepted:July 05, 2016
Published Online:February 23, 2017

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