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Real Options, Idiosyncratic Skewness, and Diversification
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Viva, Luca Del Kasanen, Eero Trigeorgis, Lenos |
| Copyright Year | 2017 |
| Description | We show how firm-level real options lead to idiosyncratic skewness in stock returns. We then document empirically that growth option variables are positive and significant determinants of idiosyncratic skewness. The real option impact on skewness is more significant in firms with lottery-type features, small size, high volatility, distressed, low return on assets, and low book-to-market ratio. We also find that expectation on idiosyncratic skewness is associated with lower Sharpe ratios. This suggests investors are willing to sacrifice mean-variance portfolio efficiency for greater skewness deriving from real options. Furthermore, financial flexibility has a positive incremental effect, enhancing the beneficial role of asset flexibility on idiosyncratic skewness. |
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| Ending Page | 241 |
| Page Count | 27 |
| Starting Page | 215 |
| ISSN | 00221090 |
| e-ISSN | 17566916 |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0022109016000703 |
| Journal | Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis |
| Issue Number | 1 |
| Volume Number | 52 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) |
| Publisher Date | 2017-02-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis Idiosyncratic Skewness Real Options |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Finance Accounting Economics and Econometrics |
