Essays about: "Extreme payoffs"
Found 3 essays containing the words Extreme payoffs.
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1. The Performance of Stocks Earning Extreme Single-Day Returns: Evidence from Sweden
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomiAbstract : In 2011, Bali et al. presented evidence that stocks with extreme one and multi day-returns significantly underperform stocks with less extreme returns in the following month. They attributed this to investors exhibiting a preference for stocks with lottery-like payoffs. READ MORE
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2. Are investors better safe than sorry? The impact of extreme losses in the return distribution on capital allocation in actively managed equity funds
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomiAbstract : In this paper, we show that capital flow to actively managed equity funds is dependent on past extreme negative return states of the fund. Specifically, we examine how an extreme negative monthly payoff impacts the investment flow of actively managed equity funds in the following year, adjusting for past performance and other fund characteristics. READ MORE
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3. The MAX effect and what drives it - Evidence from the Swedish stock market
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomiAbstract : Inspired by previous findings on the cross-sectional relationship between extreme positive daily stock returns and subsequent negative returns in the US and euro-zone markets, we search for its presence in the Swedish market. We argue that this effect, known as the MAX effect, is mainly driven by individual investors seeking lottery-like payoffs. READ MORE
