Option trading and individual investor performance

被引：73

作者：

Bauer, Rob ^{[1
]}

Cosemans, Mathijs ^{[1
]}

Eichholtz, Piet ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Maastricht Univ, Dept Finance, NL-6200 MD Maastricht, Netherlands

来源：

JOURNAL OF BANKING & FINANCE | 2009年 / 33卷 / 04期

关键词：

Option trading; Individual investor performance; Investor sentiment; Performance persistence; Internet brokerage; CROSS-SECTION; STOCK; BEHAVIOR; DIVERSIFICATION; OVERREACTION; VARIABLES;

D O I：

10.1016/j.jbankfin.2008.11.005

中图分类号：

F8 [财政、金融];

学科分类号：

0202 ;

摘要：

This paper examines the impact of option trading on individual investor performance. The results show that most investors incur substantial losses on their option investments, which are much larger than the losses front equity trading. We attribute the detrimental impact of option trading on investor performance to poor market timing that results from overreaction to past stock market returns. High trading costs further contribute to the poor returns on option investments. Gambling and entertainment appear to be the most important motivations for trading options while hedging motives only play a minor role. We also provide strong evidence of performance persistence among option traders. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：731 / 746

页数：16

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