Cautiousness in the small and in the large

Huang, James and Stapleton, Richard (2012) Cautiousness in the small and in the large. Working Paper. Lancaster University, Lancaster.

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Abstract

We characterize cautiousness, a downside risk aversion measure, using a simple portfolio problem in which agents invest in a stock, a risk-free bond, and an option on the stock. We present two different characterizations by answering the following two questions respectively: who buys the option? who buys more options per share of the stock? Our characterizations use a strong notion of an increase in skewness defined by Van Zwet (1964).

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Monograph (Working Paper)
Uncontrolled Keywords:
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Subjects:
?? cautiousnessdownside risk aversiondemand for optionsaccounting and financehf5601 accounting ??
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71033
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Deposited On:
30 Sep 2014 09:58
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No
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07 Sep 2024 00:39