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Postby meow » Wed Jun 10, 2020 3:22 pm

I went with "Should I address this to you or someone else on your team?" To avoid having to decide, but thank you meow. You were far more helpful on this one than the last question you answered for me.
I was extremely helpful one the last one

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Postby LITT » Wed Jun 10, 2020 3:56 pm

This site has been around for 5 years?

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Postby Tomas » Tue Jul 28, 2020 11:34 pm

Need a really quick resolution:

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Average number of trades is the average number of trades by a CEO *IN* a given trading day during the sample period. Average trade size is the transaction dollar value (or the average dollar value of trades if there was more than one trade *IN* a given trading day).
IN a given trading day
or
ON a given trading day ???

THANKS!!

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Postby blackjack68 » Tue Jul 28, 2020 11:40 pm

In this case, On.

Or use During

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Postby blackjack68 » Tue Jul 28, 2020 11:44 pm


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Postby Tomas » Tue Jul 28, 2020 11:48 pm

Thanks @blackjack68 - that was super quick. Very much appreciated (I'm putting some finishing touches on a revision of a research paper, and want to send that sucker out tomorrow morning).

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Postby shafnutz05 » Wed Jul 29, 2020 6:56 am

This site has been around for 5 years?
Hard to believe isn't it?

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Postby Tomas » Thu Feb 11, 2021 5:28 pm

Maybe more "vocabulary" rather than "grammar":

Need to shorten "CEOs with negative personal traits". The most fitting would be "a-hole CEOs" (because that's what I really mean), but for many reasons, I can't use it. :)

(And it cannot be "bad CEOs" because they may be simply doing bad job, whereas I need to describe CEOs who intentionally do things that screw partners, investors,...)

Any suggestions? Thanks!!
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Postby Gaucho » Thu Feb 11, 2021 5:30 pm

dubious CEOs

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Postby AuthorTony » Thu Feb 11, 2021 5:32 pm

Unpleasant would be my choice in a professional setting.

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Postby blackjack68 » Thu Feb 11, 2021 5:40 pm

Subversive or Undermining?

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Postby Gaucho » Thu Feb 11, 2021 5:42 pm

canaans

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Postby Lemon Berry Lobster » Thu Feb 11, 2021 5:43 pm

Undermining

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Postby Gaucho » Thu Feb 11, 2021 5:44 pm

non-conducive

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Postby dodint » Thu Feb 11, 2021 5:45 pm

Ineffective.

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Postby Tomas » Thu Feb 11, 2021 5:58 pm

Subversive or Undermining?
There will be two "traits" I'll be describing on the "a-hole CEO" slide:

1) "Opportunistic CEOs" - as identified by (a) their desire to buy/sell stocks during the "blackout" period shortly before the quarterly earnings announcement (this is not allowed unless the CEOs get a special permission to do so) AND (b) being in the top 20%-25% in terms of earning the highest profit through those personal trades.
2) "Overconfident CEOs" - as identified by CEOs holding onto their personal stock options way longer than they optimally should. (Basically, these people are too "cocky").

The slide will be primarily about (1) - as these are CEOs who are ready to personally profit from the info they hold at the expense of their investors. But - both (1) and (2) are known to be associated with pretty bad stuff - fraud, earnings mis-statements, SEC/DOJ investigations, value-reducing investments, etc...

Ultimately, the slide should be

"Are a-hole CEOs shunned?"

So,

"Are subversive CEOs shunned?" vs "Are undermining CEOs shunned?"

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Postby Gaucho » Thu Feb 11, 2021 6:08 pm

suspect

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Postby Shyster » Thu Feb 11, 2021 6:37 pm

I think "unscrupulous" would describe #1 above, but not necessarily #2.

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Postby willeyeam » Thu Feb 11, 2021 6:40 pm

Deficient

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Postby Beveridge » Thu Feb 11, 2021 6:50 pm

Trumpy CEOs?

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Postby MR25 » Thu Feb 11, 2021 7:49 pm

Deficient

Morally Deficient and I think you have it.

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Postby Beveridge » Thu Feb 11, 2021 7:54 pm

Deficient

Morally Deficient and I think you have it.
I said Trumpy.

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Postby willeyeam » Thu Feb 11, 2021 7:56 pm

Idk about morally. He didn't say they're bad people. Just bad executives

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Postby MR25 » Thu Feb 11, 2021 8:00 pm

And it cannot be "bad CEOs" because they may be simply doing bad job, whereas I need to describe CEOs who intentionally do things that screw partners, investors,...
I took this to mean bad people

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Postby willeyeam » Thu Feb 11, 2021 8:05 pm

Ahh yeah. Selfish

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