Ajai K. Singh

Department of Finance, University of Central Florida

SunTrust Eminent Scholar, Professor & Chair

College of Business Administration

12744 Pegasus Drive

Orlando, FL 32816

United States

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Venture Capital Reputation, Post-IPO Performance and Corporate Governance

Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis (JFQA), Forthcoming, ECGI - Finance Working Paper No. 265/2009
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 22 Jun 2006 Last Revised: 08 Sep 2011
C. N. V. Krishnan, Vladimir I. Ivanov, Ronald W. Masulis and Ajai K. Singh
Case Western Reserve University - Department of Banking & Finance, US Securities & Exchange Commission, University of New South Wales, Sydney and Department of Finance, University of Central Florida
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Venture capital, Reputation, Initial Public Offerings, Post-IPO long-run performance, Post-IPO VC shareholdings and directorships, Corporate governance

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Liquidity in the Pricing of Syndicated Loans

AFA 2007 Chicago Meetings Paper
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 15 Mar 2006
Anurag Gupta, Ajai K. Singh and Allan A. Zebedee
Case Western Reserve University - Department of Banking & Finance, Department of Finance, University of Central Florida and Clarkson University
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Syndicated loans, loan secondary market, loan pricing, liquidity, loan trading

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Negotiation and the IPO Offer Price: A Comparison of Integer Versus Non-Integer Ipos

Journal Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Vol. 39, No. 3, 517-540
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 24 Mar 2002 Last Revised: 25 Apr 2019
Daniel Bradley, John Cooney, Bradford D. Jordan and Ajai K. Singh
University of South Florida, Texas Tech University - Rawls College of Business, University of Florida and Department of Finance, University of Central Florida
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IPOs, Offer Price, Rounding, IPO Initial Returns, Negotiation

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The IPO Derby: Are There Consistent Losers and Winners on this Track?

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 11 May 2003
Konan Chan, John Cooney, Joonghyuk Kim and Ajai K. Singh
National Chengchi Unversity (NCCU) - Finance, Texas Tech University - Rawls College of Business, Case Western Reserve University - Department of Banking & Finance and Department of Finance, University of Central Florida
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Initial public offerings, Investment banks, Earnings management, Underwriter reputation, and Venture-capital

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A Dissection of Bookbuilt IPOs: Subscriptions, Underpricing, and Initial Returns

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A Dissection of Bookbuilt IPOs: Subscriptions, Underpricing, and Initial Returns

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 18 Mar 2009
Arif Khurshed, Alok Pande and Ajai K. Singh
University of Manchester - Manchester Business School, Division of Accounting Finance, Government of India and Department of Finance, University of Central Florida
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IPOs, bookbuilding, underpricing, winner's curse, sentiment traders

A Dissection of Bookbuilt IPOs: Subscriptions, Underpricing and Initial Returns

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 25 Feb 2010
Arif Khurshed, Alok Pande and Ajai K. Singh
University of Manchester - Manchester Business School, Division of Accounting Finance, Government of India and Department of Finance, University of Central Florida
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IPOs, Bookbuilding, Underpricing, Winner’s Curse, Sentiment Traders

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Subscription Patterns, Offer Prices and the Underpricing of IPOs

EFA 2009 Bergen Meetings Paper
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 14 Feb 2009
Arif Khurshed, Alok Pande and Ajai K. Singh
University of Manchester - Manchester Business School, Division of Accounting Finance, Government of India and Department of Finance, University of Central Florida
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IPOs, bookbuilding, underpricing, winner's curse

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Market Reaction, Revised Proceeds, and the Classification of Seasoned Equity Offerings

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Market Reaction, Revised Proceeds, and the Classification of Seasoned Equity Offerings

AFA 2012 Chicago Meetings Paper
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 21 Mar 2011 Last Revised: 02 Jan 2012
Konan Chan, Nandkumar Nayar, Ajai K. Singh and Wen Yu
National Chengchi Unversity (NCCU) - Finance, Lehigh University - College of Business & Economics, Department of Finance, University of Central Florida and University of St. Thomas - Opus College of Business
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SEOs, Market Timing, Managerial Response, Market Reaction during Registration

Market Reaction, Managerial Response, and the Classification of SEOs

Number of pages: 58 Posted: 26 Jan 2011
Konan Chan, Nandkumar Nayar, Ajai K. Singh and Wen Yu
National Chengchi Unversity (NCCU) - Finance, Lehigh University - College of Business & Economics, Department of Finance, University of Central Florida and University of St. Thomas - Opus College of Business
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SEOs, Market Timing, Managerial Response, Market Reaction

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Stock Splits and the Trading Speed Improvement Hypothesis

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 25 Mar 2008
Ji-Chai Lin, Wen Yu and Ajai K. Singh
Hong Kong PolyU, University of St. Thomas - Opus College of Business and Department of Finance, University of Central Florida
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Stock Splits, Liquidity, Trading Speed, Trading Costs

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Social Ties and IPO Outcomes

Journal of Corporate Finance, vol. 33, pp. 129-146, 2015
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 23 Nov 2012 Last Revised: 07 Mar 2019
John Cooney, Leonardo Madureira, Ajai K. Singh and Ke Yang
Texas Tech University - Rawls College of Business, Case Western Reserve University - Weatherhead School of Management, Department of Finance, University of Central Florida and Lehigh University
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Do Hedge Fund Managers Understand Politics? Political Sensitivity and Investment Skill

University of Miami Business School Research Paper No. 2865206
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 08 Nov 2016 Last Revised: 06 Aug 2020
Honghui Chen, Alok Kumar, Yan Lu and Ajai K. Singh
Department of Finance, University of Central Florida, University of Miami - Miami Herbert Business School, University of Central Florida - College of Business Administration and Department of Finance, University of Central Florida
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Hedge funds, political sensitivity, Presidential elections, portfolio adjustments, performance evaluation, managerial skill.

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Banking Relationships and Sell-Side Research

FRB of Cleveland Working Paper No. 11-14
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 14 Feb 2009 Last Revised: 30 Jun 2011
O. Emre Ergungor, Leonardo Madureira, Nandkumar Nayar and Ajai K. Singh
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Case Western Reserve University - Weatherhead School of Management, Lehigh University - College of Business & Economics and Department of Finance, University of Central Florida
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relationship lending, investment bank relationships, sell-side research, analyst forecast accuracy

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Sentiment Traders & IPO Initial Returns

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 20 Mar 2011
Arif Khurshed, Alok Pande and Ajai K. Singh
University of Manchester - Manchester Business School, Division of Accounting Finance, Government of India and Department of Finance, University of Central Florida
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IPOs, bookbuilding, underpricing, winner’s curse, sentiment traders

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Unraveling a Puzzle: The Case of Value Line Timeliness Rank Upgrades

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 17 Sep 2008
Nandkumar Nayar, Ajai K. Singh and Wen Yu
Lehigh University - College of Business & Economics, Department of Finance, University of Central Florida and University of St. Thomas - Opus College of Business
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Value Line timeliness ranks, post-earnings announcement drift, upgrades, post-upgrade drift, momentum

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Examining Bank SEOs: Are Offers Made by Undercapitalized Banks Different?

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 12 Feb 2009
O. Emre Ergungor, C. N. V. Krishnan, Paul A. Laux, Ajai K. Singh and Allan A. Zebedee
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Case Western Reserve University - Department of Banking & Finance, University of Delaware - Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics, Department of Finance, University of Central Florida and Clarkson University
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Bank Seasoned Equity Offers, Undercapitalization, Overcapitalization, Involuntary Issues, Voluntary Issues, Market Reaction, Long run performance, Long-run returns

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Analysts’ Advice on IPOs and Regulations: An Analysis of US and European Markets

Number of pages: 57 Posted: 29 Nov 2017 Last Revised: 16 Aug 2018
Romain Boissin, Leonardo Madureira and Ajai K. Singh
University of Montpellier, Case Western Reserve University - Weatherhead School of Management and Department of Finance, University of Central Florida
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Analysts, Recommendations, Target Prices, Conflicts of Interest, Regulations

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Using REIT Follow-on Equity Offerings to Pay Down Credit Line Balances: Bank Certification or Monitored Financial Flexibility?

Number of pages: 58 Posted: 16 Oct 2022 Last Revised: 17 Apr 2023
Vladimir A. Gatchev, Nandkumar Nayar, S. McKay Price and Ajai K. Singh
University of Central Florida - Department of Finance, Lehigh University - College of Business & Economics, Lehigh University - Perella Department of Finance and Department of Finance, University of Central Florida
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REITs; equity offerings, credit lines, banking relationships, certification, monitored financial flexibility

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Role of Intermediation when Equity is placed with Select Investors

Number of pages: 57 Posted: 28 May 2021 Last Revised: 30 May 2021
Siyuan Fan, Ioannis V. Floros and Ajai K. Singh
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee - Department of Finance and Department of Finance, University of Central Florida
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Financial Intermediaries; Placement Agents; PIPEs; Non-underwritten deals; Unregistered and Pre-Registered shares

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Information Absorption in Stocks with Short-Selling Constraints

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Information Absorption in Stocks with Short-Selling Constraints

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 17 Feb 2022 Last Revised: 21 Mar 2023
Ioannis V. Floros, Ajai K. Singh and Katsushi Suzuki
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee - Department of Finance, Department of Finance, University of Central Florida and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Information Absorption in Stocks with Short-Selling Constraints

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 09 Jun 2023 Last Revised: 24 Sep 2023
Ioannis V. Floros, Ajai K. Singh and Katsushi Suzuki
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee - Department of Finance, Department of Finance, University of Central Florida and Hitotsubashi University - Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy
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Short-sales Constraints, Stale Information, Increased Supply, Relative Offer Size

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Lending Relationships and Analysts’ Forecasts

Journal of Financial Intermediation, vol. 24, issue 1, pp. 71-88, 2015
Posted: 16 Feb 2014 Last Revised: 07 Mar 2019
O. Emre Ergungor, Leonardo Madureira, Nandkumar (Nandu) Nayar and Ajai K. Singh
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Case Western Reserve University - Weatherhead School of Management, Lehigh University - College of Business and Department of Finance, University of Central Florida

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Lending Relationships, Analysts' Forecasts

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Unraveling a Puzzle: The Case of Value Line Timeliness Rank Upgrades

Financial Markets and Portfolio Management, Vol. 25, No. 4, pp. 379-409, 2011
Posted: 07 Dec 2011
Nandkumar (Nandu) Nayar, Ajai K. Singh and Wen Yu
Lehigh University - College of Business, Department of Finance, University of Central Florida and University of St. Thomas - Opus College of Business

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value line timeliness ranks, post-earnings announcement drift, upgrades, post-upgrade drift, momentum

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Underwriter Reputation, Initial Returns, and the Long-Run Performance of IPO Stocks

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's Academy for Entrepreneurial Leadership Historical Research Reference in Entrepreneurship
Posted: 17 Nov 2009
Richard B. Carter, Rick Dark and Ajai K. Singh
Iowa State University, Iowa State University - College of Business and Department of Finance, University of Central Florida

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Reputation, Investment banks, Underwriting, Initial public offerings (IPO), Performance standards, Underpricing, Rates of return, Status

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An Examination of Large Sell Orders in Cold IPO Aftermarkets

Posted: 23 Jun 2003
C. N. V. Krishnan, Ajai K. Singh and Allan A. Zebedee
Case Western Reserve University - Department of Banking & Finance, Department of Finance, University of Central Florida and Clarkson University

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Clientele Effects and Cross-Security Market Making: Evidence from Calls of Convertible Preferred Securities

Financial Management, Vol. 27, No. 4, Winter 1998
Posted: 19 Feb 1999
John S. Howe, Ji-Chai Lin and Ajai K. Singh
University of Missouri at Columbia - Department of Finance, Hong Kong PolyU and Department of Finance, University of Central Florida

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Share Repurchase Programs and Liquidity: An Examination of Dutch Auction Repurchases

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 25 Mar 2005
Nandkumar Nayar, Ajai K. Singh and Allan A. Zebedee
Lehigh University - College of Business & Economics, Department of Finance, University of Central Florida and Clarkson University
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Share Repurchase Programs, Dutch Auctions, Liquidity