Option Implied Volatility, Skewness, and Kurtosis and the Cross-Section of Expected Stock Returns

We develop an ex-ante measure of expected stock returns based on analyst price targets. We then show that ex-ante measures of volatility, skewness, and kurtosis implied from stock option prices are positively related to the cross section of ex-ante expected stock returns. While expected returns are...

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Main Authors: BALI, Turan, HU, Jianfeng, SCOTT, Murray
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Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2019
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Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/3611
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/4610/viewcontent/Option_Implied_Volatility_Skewness_2019_wp.pdf
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Institution: Singapore Management University
Language: English