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This paper investigates the effects of the issuance of retail products with non-linear payoffs on option prices. For a given underlying asset, when the outstanding volume of products embedding a short-put position increases, implied volatility at the corresponding... View Details

Keywords: Security Design; Dividend; Options; Structured Products; Market Segmentation; Financial Instruments; Design; Volatility; Markets; Segmentation

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fall 1989
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How Do Investors Interpret Firms' Financial Decisions

By: Paul M. Healy and Krishna G. Palepu

Keywords: Finance; Decision Making; Investment

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2003
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International Capital Flows When Investors Have Local Information

By: Joshua D. Coval

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25 Feb 2009
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Investors say leverage critical to US toxic fund

27 Aug 2019
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Buoyant economy sending positive signals to global investors

17 Jun 2016
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Investors back rivals Uber and Didi, raising eyebrows

19 Dec 2017
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What Investors Need to Consider About Tax Reform

Keywords: Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management; Accounting, Tax, Bookkeeping, Payroll Services; Professional Services

14 Jul 2017
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The Versatile D.C. Investor with a Buzzy Nonprofit

August 2017
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Catering to Investors Through Security Design: Headline Rate and Complexity

By: Claire Célérier and Boris Vallée

This paper investigates the rationale for issuing complex securities to retail investors. We focus on a large market of investment products targeted exclusively at households: retail-structured products in Europe. We hypothesize that banks strategically use product... View Details

Keywords: Financial Complexity; Catering; Shrouding; Reaching For Yield; Investment

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23 Mar 2023
Research & Ideas

As Climate Fears Mount, More Investors Turn to 'ESG' Funds Despite Few Rules

Investor interest in social responsibility has skyrocketed in the past three years, even as US regulations to hold companies accountable remain in flux and the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) label itself draws backlash. Investors are willing to pay a... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Financial Services

May 2015
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What Are We Meeting For? The Consequences of Private Meetings with Investors

By: David H. Solomon and Eugene F. Soltes

Regulation Fair Disclosure was passed in 2000 in response to the concern that certain investors were gaining selective access to privileged firm information. In spite of the passage of this regulation, some investors continue to meet privately with executives. Using a... View Details

Keywords: Conferences; Decision Making; Investment

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