Covered Call Writing and Framing: A Cumulative Prospect Theory Approach

Martina Nardon () and Paolo Pianca ()
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Martina Nardon: Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Department of Economics
Paolo Pianca: Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Department of Economics

A chapter in Mathematical and Statistical Methods for Actuarial Sciences and Finance, 2017, pp 143-155 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The covered call writing, which entails selling a call option on one’s underlying stock holdings, is perceived by investors as a strategy with limited risk. It is a very popular strategy used by individual, professional and institutional investors. Previous studies analyze behavioral aspects of the covered call strategy, indicating that hedonic framing and risk aversion may explain the preference of such a strategy with respect to other designs. In this contribution, following this line of research, we extend the analysis and apply Cumulative Prospect Theory in its continuous version to the evaluation of the covered call strategy and study the effects of alternative framing.

Keywords: Cumulative Prospect Theory (CPT); Cal Coverage (CC); Hedonic Frame; Prognosis Value; Probability Weighting Function (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-50234-2_12

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