To help us unpack this research and figure out how risky futures are, we spoke with Scott Mixon, Ph.D., acting chief economist, and Alex Ferko, Ph.D., research economist, at the Commodity and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Along with Esen Onur, another CFTC economic researcher, they...
At first glance, straddles may look like the least risky option, as they don’t require as large a price jump to profit. However, they are also typically more volatile and expensive than strangles, where both options are bought when out of the money. Overall, straddles have a higher risk-...
1 After management deductions, profits are distributed pre-tax to investors. REITs have outperformed corporate bonds over the long run, making them more tempting for an investor who can handle the risks. Note While REITs often offer lower yields than corporate bonds, only 50% of the returns ...
Sometimes REITs are miscategorized as "bond substitutes." REITs are not bonds; they are equities. Like all equities, they carry a measure of risk that is much greater thangovernment bonds. REITs can also produce negative total returns during times when interest rates are high orrising. When ra...
Decision affect theory: How we feel about risky options - Mellers - 1997 () Citation Context ...3.3.3 Unfolding situations The expectation-change model fared poorly in this study but it has received support in other studies and these differences need to be explained. For example, Mellers et...
Instead of trying to determine a time when a stock or market is going to decline, investors can buy and sell options that are less risky. "Investors who get caught up in trying to time the market more often than not end up on the wrong side of the trade" said McCoy. Options can lim...
"If SPY finishes on the expiration day above both strikes, such as $240, the options involved would be worth the following: the $239 call would be worth about $1 per contract and the $233 call would incur a cost of $7 per contract to close," Zidek said. "This risk/reward ratio is...
How Risky Are Sustainable Real Estate Projects? An Evaluation of LEED and ENERGY STAR Development Options 来自 ResearchGate 喜欢 0 阅读量: 24 作者: J Jackson 摘要: Recent empirical evidence on rent and occupancy premiums associated with sustainable buildings is used to evaluate risks and returns ...
But it presents another, potentially less risky way to take the bearish side in a trade because your losses are limited to the premium you paid for the put option vs. if you had sold the stock short your losses are in theory infinite, as the stock can go up indefinitely and you would...
People with different risk perceptions and conceptions could be problematic for the intersubjective comparability of their answers64, but we find that people (our coders) can generally agree on what risky behaviours imply for a person’s risk preference, irrespective of age and gender. The shared ...