Author： Carlos Ann Maguire Karen Neal Larry
Publisher： Routledge Ltd
ISSN： 1466-4275
Source： Accounting, Business & Financial History, Vol.16, Iss.2, 2006-07, pp. : 219-243
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Abstract
Price bubbles provide a unique opportunity to study the financial acumen of shareholders. We focus on the 1720 South Sea episode as experienced by the Royal African Company whose stock was more speculative than other joint stocks. During 1720 the company had a new large stock issue. This paper examines the financial acumen of those women who traded senior and engrafted stock across 1720. We find that depending on the pricing regime, these women at worst broke even on their activities or had positive speculative gains. Our findings are consistent with a growing literature on the positive link between gender, capital gains and financial markets.
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