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Prospect theory and risk appetite: an application to traders’ strategies in the financial market

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  • Shi-Nan Cao

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  • Jing Deng
  • Honggang Li
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    Article provided by Springer in its journal Journal of Economic Interaction and Coordination.

    Volume (Year): 5 (2010)
    Issue (Month): 2 (December)
    Pages: 249-259

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    Handle: RePEc:spr:jeicoo:v:5:y:2010:i:2:p:249-259

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    Keywords: Volatility clustering; Fat tail; Prospect theory; Risk appetite; Market efficiency;

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