Project Description
The goal of this research project is to examine the illiquidity of OTC markets by using unique data on premiums and discounts paid from PIPEs (Private Investment in Public Equity). This project requires data from various sources that need to be collected and joined. For example, pricing data on OTC securities comes from OTC Markets and CRSP, Financial statement data on these firms comes from Compustat and CapitalIQ. Finally, the PIPEs data comes from Private Raise.
Tasks and Responsibilites
The role of the student will primarily be to gather OTC pricing data from Factset, a professional finance tool. As time permits, the student will also verify matches between databases, and conduct preliminary analysis.
Desired Qualifications
Some coding skills.