We study the impact of parameter uncertainty on the expected utility of a multiperiod investor subject to quadratic transaction costs. We characterize the utility loss associated with ignoring parameter uncertainty, and show that it is equal to the product between the single-period utility loss...

We use a novel dataset to examine the impact of exposing institutional orders to electronic liquidity providers (ELPs). We present empirical evidence that marketable pieces of large parent orders are routed to ELPs, seemingly to avoid paying liquidity fees on exchanges. This routing decision...

Buying profitable, undervalued stocks and shorting unprofitable, overvalued stocks yields significant return differentials in North America, Europe, Japan, and Asia. Using data from 1991-2016, we test Greenblatt's (2006) “Magic Formula” (MF) and find that a modified MF which uses gross...

We identify a global risk factor in the cross-section of implied volatility returns in currency markets. A zero-cost strategy that buys forward volatility agreements with downward sloping implied volatility curves and sells those with upward slopes - volatility carry strategy - generates...

The equity premium is a well-known and well-explored artifact of financial economics. However, relatively poor equity performance over the last decade leaves many investors questioning the persistence of the equity premium into the future. The lack of a relatively simple forward-looking equity...

This study considers the implications of long-run temperature risk in U.S. equity markets. Using raw temperature data, I create a proxy for low frequency temperature shocks and test for the existence of a priced temperature risk factor. I find no evidence supporting the existence of a...