Lecture 9
Behavioral Finance
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Motivating EvidenceMotivating Evidence
` Market “anomalies” cast doubt on EMH.` Market anomalies cast doubt on EMH.
` Empirical evidence does not fully support CAPM APT` Empirical evidence does not fully support CAPM, APT.
A d l id` Anecdotal evidence
` MCI-MCIC
P i i “ ”` Price reaction to “nonevent”
` Rose.com
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Behavioral CritiqueBehavioral Critique
` Conventional theories ignore how investors make ` Conventional theories ignore how investors make
decisions
` limited rationality` limited rationality
` utility function
` Conventional theories assume complete arbitrage, which
may not be true.may not be true.
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Two Legs of Behavioral FinanceTwo Legs of Behavioral Finance
` Irrationality
` Investor are not completely rational
` Information Processing Bias
` Behavioral biases
` So they some times make irrational decisions which lead to
price deviations from the “correct” priceprice deviations from the correct price
` Li it d bit` Limited arbitrage
` Price errors can persist
` B bit t li i t th i ffi i t ` Because arbitragers cannot eliminate them in an efficient way
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Information Processing BiasInformation Processing Bias
` Overconfidence:` Overconfidence:
` People tend to over estimate their own abilities
` The 80-20 phenomenon` The 80-20 phenomenon
` Trading volume
` Sample size neglect (law of small numbers)
` Insensitive to sample size` Insensitive to sample size
` Toss of coins
` Gambler’s fallacy` Gambler s fallacy
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Example: Insensitive to Sample SizeExample: Insensitive to Sample Size
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Information Processing Bias (contn)Information Processing Bias (contn)
` C nser atism` Conservatism
` Underreact to new information
` Momentum` Momentum
R i` Representativeness
` Overreact if some patterns is identified
R l` Reversal
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Behavioral BiasesBehavioral Biases
` Frame dependence` Frame dependence
` Rational people edit the problem correctly no matter how it is
phrased.p
` In reality people may not behave so …
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Make the Trip?Make the Trip?
` Suppose that you want to buy a jacket for $250.
` The sales person informs you that the jacket is on
sale for $245 at another store which is 20 minutes
drive away.
` Would you make the trip?
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Make the Trip?Make the Trip?
` Suppose that you want to buy a calculator for $15.
` The sales person informs you that the jacket is on
sale for $10 at another store which is 20 minutes
drive away.
` Would you make the trip?
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The Art of LanguageThe Art of Language
` Problem 1:ob e :
Canadian government is preparing for the outbreak of a g p p g
unusual disease, which is expected to kill 600 people.
Two alternative programs have been proposed.
If program A is adopted, 200 will be saved.
If program B is adopted, with 1/3 probability 600 will be
saved, and 2/3 probability no people will be saved.
72% prefer A to B.
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The Art of LanguageThe Art of Language
A d f bj t t d ith A second group of subjects are presented with an
alternative problem:
` Problem 2:
If program C is adopted, 400 will die.
If program D is adopted, with 1/3 probability nobody
will die, and 2/3 probability that 600 will die.
78% prefer D to C.
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Behavioral BiasesBehavioral Biases
` Frame dependence
` People’s decision depend on how the problem is phrased.
` Mental accounting
` Do you split your money into different accounts?
` House money effect
` Do you separately consider your investment performance on
different stocks?
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Another ticket? Another ticket?
Imagine that you have decided to see a play where
admission is $10 per ticket admission is $10 per ticket.
` As you enter the theater you discover that you have lost ` As you enter the theater you discover that you have lost
a $10 bill. Would you still pay $10 for the play?
` Alternatively, you bought the ticket earlier but as you
enter the theater you find you lost it. Would you pay $10
for another ticket?for another ticket?
Behavioral BiasesBehavioral Biases
F d d` Frame dependence
` People’s decision depend on how the problem is phrased.
` Mental accounting
` Do you split your money into different accounts? ` Do you split your money into different accounts?
` House money effect
` Do you separately consider your investment performance on ` Do you separately consider your investment performance on
different stocks?
` Loss aversion
` Do you sell your losing stocks quickly (to cut loss)?
D ll k kl ( l f )?
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` Do you sell your winning stocks quickly (to realize profit)?
Prospect TheoryProspect Theory
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PT Implication: Status Quo?PT Implication: Status Quo?
` Coffee mug or shirt?
` Action or not?
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Limited ArbitrageLimited Arbitrage
` So investors may have limited rationality
` Which may cause price errors
` But why rational arbitragers do not arbitrage the price errors
away?
` Because arbitrage can be risky, and costly
` And thus is limited
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Siamese TwinsSiamese Twins
` Royal Dutch and Shell merged in 1907
` The two firms continue to operate separately
` They split cash flow 60:40
` According to the present value model their price should be
proportional too (3:2=1.5).
` Deviation from this ratio implies an arbitrage opportunity` Deviation from this ratio implies an arbitrage opportunity
` Which is to long in the cheap and short in the expensive twin.
` But you must be very patient ` But you must be very patient …
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Deviation From Parity
Royal Dutch Relative to ShellRoyal Dutch Relative to Shell
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Equity Carve OutEquity Carve Out
` March 2, 2000, 3Com sell 5% (retain 95%) of Palm through IPO. ( ) g
` Promised to spin off remaining shares to 3Com shareholders.
Ratio: 1:1 525Ratio: 1:1.525.
` March 1, 3Com closes at $104.13.
` M h 2 P l l t $95 06 3C f ll t $81 81` March 2, Palm closes at $95.06. 3Com fell to $81.81.
` Stub value of 3com (implied) is -63.
` Value of 3com’s non-palm business is -$22 billion.
` 3Com hold $10 per share of cash and securities in addition to other
businessesbusinesses.
` The negative stub exists for 47 days (show the picture).
All i f i i bli l il bl d h l d b d!
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` All information is publicly available and hotly debated!
Stub Value of 3ComStub Value of 3Com
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Timing IssueTiming Issue
` Many investors have short investment horizons.
` And may not be able to wait until the price to converge y p g
to the intrinsic value.
` What if you short NASDAQ in 1999?
` Arbitrage also involvesg
` Fundamental risk
` Implementation costs
` Model risk
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A Stock Market Bubble? A Stock Market Bubble?
` In 2000, S&P500 firms pays out dividend of $154.6 million.
` Assuming discount rate of 9.2% and dividend growth rate g g
of 8%
883,12$
08092
6.154$ === DP
` Suppose instead that dividend growth is 7 4%
08.092. −− gr
` Suppose instead that dividend growth is 7.4%
5898$6.154$ === DP 589,8$
074.092.
=−=−= grP
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A profit opportunity for now?A profit opportunity for now?
` So it is hard to say whether stocks are overpriced in
2000.
` Similarly, it is also hard to say whether stocks are
underpriced now.
` How low can the market go?g
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Four Bad Bear Markets in US Four Bad Bear Markets in US
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“Cyclically Adjusted" PECyclically Adjusted PE
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How Low Can the Market Go? How Low Can the Market Go?
` 12.41 when SP500 stands at 700.
` P/E S&P 500 Level
10X 575
8X 460 (highest previous trough low)
7X 400 (average previous trough low)
6X 350
5X 300 (l h l )5X 300 (lowest previous trough low)
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A Quick Rebound?A Quick Rebound?
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SummarySummary
` The Behavioral Critique
` Market anomalies
` Rationality
` Limited arbitrate
` Behavioral explanation of “anomalies”
` Overconfidence
` Conservativeness and representativeness
` Prospect theory
` Limited arbitrage
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