Introduction
Behavioral finance and the stock market
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Disclaimer: Warning
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What you should know
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1. Behavioral Basics
What are behavioral biases?
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Rational decision-making
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Estimating probabilities of outcomes
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Risk-neutral pricing
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Risk aversion and investing
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Call options and skewness
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Put options and risk aversion
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The VIX
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2. Behavioral Finance and Investing
Behavioral biases in investing
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Anchoring and investing
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Framing and investing
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Overconfidence and investing
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Short-term momentum, long-term reversal
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Sentiment in stocks
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Institutional and retail investors
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Socially conscious investing
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Sin stocks
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Fundamental analysis of stocks
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3. Stock Market Anomalies
Stock market anomalies
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IPO underpricing
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The January effect
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Home bias
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Merger arbitrage
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Post earnings announcement drift
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Financial statement analysis for firms
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4. Behavioral Investing Strategies
Individual investor performance
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Deciding when to sell a stock
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Big picture selling rules
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Best practices in buying and selling
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Short-term trading tactics
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Glossary_BehavioralFinanceFoundations.zip
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Ex_Files_Behavioral_Finance_Foundations.zip
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