Bridging the Orthodox/Behaviorist Divide
Capital markets are neither knowledge machines nor ships of fools. They are social learners, according to Kent Osband, continually correcting and refining their flawed predictions. Predictions are...
View ArticleElasticity of Variance of Variance
An empirical twoâhorse race between the Heston and SABR for the period around the 2008 financial crisis.
View ArticleThe Many�Worlds Interpretation of Risk Neutrality
There are many riskâneutral worlds, with different probabilities that support the same market prices. This matters in understanding how the originators of the BlackâScholes model each thought...
View ArticleThe Swiss Army Knife of Options Analytics
Finally, a solution to the most vexing problems of options pricing and fitting.
View ArticleEverything Is Rosy Now
âCapital markets are great shortâterm error correctors and poor longâterm predictors,â writes Kent. He calls the combination ârational myopia.â
View ArticleThe skewed world of Jan Darasz
Wilmott, Volume 2020, Issue 105, Page 72-72, January 2020.
View ArticleCars
Porsche arrives with its first allâelectric car for those who can't take Tesla seriously enough.
View ArticleConvexity Without Replication
We revise the standard analysis of constant maturity swaps, caps, and floors to account for dual forecast and discount curves. This reduces the pricing of these deals to evaluation of quadratic...
View ArticleNecessary and Sufficient Conditions for Existence and Uniqueness of Recursive...
ABSTRACT We obtain exact necessary and sufficient conditions for existence and uniqueness of solutions of a class of homothetic recursive utility models postulated by Epstein and Zin (1989). The...
View ArticleWhat Drives Anomaly Returns?
ABSTRACT We decompose the returns of five wellâknown anomalies into cash flow and discount rate news. Common patterns emerge across the five factor portfolios and their meanâvariance efficient...
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The gig economy is taking a toll on UK workers’ mental health
The potential psychological effects of atypical and precarious employment arrangements are attracting increasing attention among academic and policy researchers. The UK economy is approaching âfull...
View ArticleA Better Criterion for Forced Selling in Bond Markets: Credit Ratings versus...
Publication date: Available online 17 January 2020Source: Finance Research LettersAuthor(s): Jae Yong Choi, Junesuh Yi, Sun-Joong YoonAbstractDuring the global financial crisis, a bond portfolio...
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Profit formulation and equilibrium strategy of firms with cross-shareholding
Publication date: Available online 18 January 2020Source: Finance Research LettersAuthor(s): Yuan Shi, Xinhua Wang, Hongwei GaoAbstractA profit formulation of cross-shareholding among firms was...
View ArticleQuantpedia Premium Update – 18th January 2019
Two new strategies have been added. Two new related research papers have been included into existing strategy reviews. And two short free blog posts have been published during last few weeks. The post...
View Article'Remarkable' Mathematical Proof Describes How to Solve Seemingly Impossible...
'Remarkable' Mathematical Proof Describes How to Solve Seemingly Impossible Computing Problem https://t.co/HFzPuRu8nm â moneyscience (@moneyscience) Januaryâ¦
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The Anarchy: The Relentless Rise of the East India Company – Book Review
The Anarchy: The Relentless Rise of the East India Company. William Dalrymple. Bloomsbury. 2019. The rapid collapse of the mighty and opulent Mughal Empire in the early eighteenth century stands as...
View ArticleIssuer IPO underpricing and directed share program (DSP)
Publication date: Available online 18 January 2020Source: Journal of Empirical FinanceAuthor(s): Beng Soon Chong, Zhenbin LiuAbstractThe issuer underpricing hypothesis addresses why IPOs with a...
View ArticleNeglecting Uncertainties Leads to Suboptimal Decisions About Home-Owners...
Homeowners around the world elevate houses to manage flood risks. Deciding how high to elevate the house poses a nontrivial decision problem. The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)...
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