Extensive research has revealed that the convention of alphabetical name ordering tends to provide an advantage to those positioned in the beginning of the alphabet. This paper is the first to explore implications of this form of alphabetic bias in the natural setting of financial markets. We reveal empirically that the bias leaves many discernible traces in equilibrium outcomes. For instance and all else equal, stocks with names early in alphabet have 5% to 15% higher trading activity and lower costs of trading. These phenomena are strongest for firms disproportionately traded by individual investors.
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