We provide evidence concerning the use of historical cost (HCA) versus mark-to-market (MTM) accounting in regulating financial institutions. Accounting rules, through their interactions with capital regulations, alter financial institutions' trading behavior. The insurance industry provides a...

We provide evidence concerning the use of historical cost (HCA) versus mark-to-market (MTM) accounting in regulating financial institutions. Accounting rules, through their interactions with capital regulations, alter financial institutions' trading behavior. The insurance industry provides a...

I study the asset pricing implications of cumulative prospect theory on portfolio discounts. I extend Barberis and Huang (2008) and show that a portfolio consisting of lottery-like stocks should trade at a discount due to diversification. This discount can be partially mitigated if lottery-like...