RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Practical Applications of Twitter Sentiment and IPO Performance: A Cross-Sectional Examination JF Practical Applications FD Institutional Investor Journals SP 1 OP 4 DO 10.3905/pa.2017.5.1.225 VO 5 IS 1 A1 Jim Kyung-Soo Liew A1 Garrett Zhengyuan Wang A1 Barbara J. Mack YR 2017 UL https://pm-research.com/content/5/1/1.5.abstract AB Twitter Sentiment and IPO Performance: A Cross-Sectional Examination Jim Kyung-Soo Liew Garrett Zhengyuan Wang In recent years, the rise of social media has generated opportunities for collecting vast amounts of user data; the question is: How useful is it and what are the lessons that can be drawn from it? Jim Kyung-Soo Liew and Garrett Zhengyuan Wang of Johns Hopkins Carey Business School examine this new field in Twitter Sentiment and IPO Performance: A Cross-Sectional Examination , which was published in the Summer 2016 issue of The Journal of Portfolio Management . Focusing strictly on the financial markets, they assess how a proper sentiment model can serve investment banks, quant funds, and hedge funds in their quest for keys to human behavior and investment.TOPICS: In markets, quantitative methods