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This study examines the role of heterogeneous expectations as a determinant of short selling of common stock. A theoretical model demonstrates that the degree of heterogeneity of opinion and the number of investors in a market both positively influence short selling. This theory is substantiated empirically using ex‐ante data. Short selling is related directly to merger activity and the presence of options.
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Peterson et al. (1984) studied this question.
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