What׳s a name worth? The impact of a likeable stock ticker symbol on firm value

Overview of attention for article published in Journal of Financial Markets, November 2016

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LUV your stock: Why ticker symbols matter

MarketWatch, 24 Oct 2016

Can an interesting stock symbol move markets? A study published in the Journal of Financial Markets finds that the “likability…

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