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We test for changes in liquidity around LEAPS option introduction and find two results that address important disputes in the literature. First, we find that the impact of LEAPS upon share liquidity does not occur until 23 days after the LEAPS are introduced. Our findings are in conflict with Danielsen et al.’s (J Financ Quant Anal 42:1041–1062, 2007) findings that liquidity improves before option introduction, and are consistent with the findings of Kumar et al. (J Finance 53:717–732, 1998). Second, we find that share volume increases before option introduction and so the volume increase can be predictive of option listing, but the shift in volume does not occur early enough to drive the exchange’s introduction decision.
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The author is grateful for the support of a Northern Illinois University College of Business Summer Research Grant.
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Lundstrum, L.L. Option listing: market quality revisited. Rev Quant Finan Acc 47, 565–578 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11156-015-0512-6
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