The Profitability of Insider Trades in the Dutch Stock Market

26 Pages Posted: 10 Feb 2004

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Mathijs A. Biesta

Erasmus University Rotterdam

Ronald Q. Doeswijk

Independent

Han A. Donker

University of Northern British Columbia - School of Business

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Date Written: September 2003

Abstract

This study examines the profitability of insider trading on Euronext Amsterdam. To improve market transparency, disclosure of insider trading has been required in the Netherlands since April 1999. Both a short-term event study and a 6-month buy-and-hold strategy revealed that insiders as well as outsiders mirroring insiders are able to realize abnormal returns. We report outperformances for insider purchase portfolios of between 8.9% and 9.3% over 6 months, after correcting for possible size and value/growth effects in our sample. A CAPM check showed our results to be robust.

Keywords: Buy-and-hold strategy, Dutch stock market, event study, insider trading

JEL Classification: G12, G14, G18

Suggested Citation

Biesta, Mathijs A. and Doeswijk, Ronald Q. and Donker, Han A., The Profitability of Insider Trades in the Dutch Stock Market (September 2003). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=498042 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.498042

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