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This paper studies the relation between the uncertainty of volatility, measured as the volatility of volatility, and … future delta-hedged equity option returns. We find that delta-hedged option returns consistently decrease in uncertainty of … option dealers charge a higher premium for single-name options with high uncertainty of volatility, because these stock …
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This experimental paper investigates the impact of emotions on risk and return estimates of stocks. Participants rate well-known blue-chip firms on an emotional scale and forecast risk and return of the firms' stock. We find that positive emotions lead to a prediction of high return and low...
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This experimental study investigates the impact of affective attitudes on risk and return estimates of stocks. Participants rate well-known blue-chip firms on an affective scale and forecast risk and return of the firms' stock. We find that positive affective attitudes lead to a prediction of...
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I examine which economic uncertainty measures matter for the cross-section of corporate bond returns using 40 corporate … bond portfolios for a long period from 1973 to 2020. Out of a comprehensive list of 24 economic uncertainty measures, I … find that tax policy uncertainty is the most significant both economically and statistically. I also find that measures …
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We investigate how corporate stock returns respond to geopolitical risk in the case of South Korea, which has experienced large and unpredictable geopolitical swings that originate from North Korea. To do so, a monthly index of geopolitical risk from North Korea (the GPRNK index) is constructed...
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This paper describes results from a new experiment studying determinants and effects of economic risk-taking. In each session four subjects choose three slots for ice fishing on their portion of a frozen lake. The farther out on the lake the higher are the returns but also the higher is the risk...
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Most textbook finance literature assumes risk to be the standard deviation of returns (volatility), which is not only used by academics but also financial advisors, regulators and more. This paper comprehensively examines whether volatility is consistent with investors’ actual perception of...
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