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Record Nr.

UNINA9910822090703321

Autore

Cheng Bing

Titolo

Asset pricing [[electronic resource] ] : a structural theory and its applications / / Bing Cheng, Howell Tong

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hackensack, NJ, : World Scientific, c2008

ISBN

981-283-250-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (92 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

TongHowell

Disciplina

332.632042

Soggetti

Capital assets pricing model

Stocks - Prices - Mathematical models

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 71-74) and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction to modern asset pricing. 1.1. A brief history of modern asset pricing models. 1.2. The equity premium puzzle -- 2. A structural theory of asset pricing. 2.1. Construction of continuous linear pricing functionals. 2.2. The structural theory of asset pricing - pt. I. 2.3. Is the equity premium puzzle really a puzzle or not a puzzle? 2.4. Conclusions and summary - 3. Algebra of stochastic discount factors. 3.1. Symmetric theorem of asset pricing. 3.2. Compounding asset pricing models. 3.3. Compression of asset pricing models. 3.4. Decomposition of errors in asset pricing models. 3.5. Empirical analysis of the asset pricing models. 3.6. Conclusions -- 4. Investment and consumption in a multi-period framework. 4.1. Review of Merton's asset pricing model. 4.2. Optimal decisions of investment and consumption. 4.3. Optimal investment behavior. 4.4. Conclusions.

Sommario/riassunto

Modern asset pricing models play a central role in finance and economic theory and applications. This book introduces a structural theory to evaluate these asset pricing models and throws light on the existence of Equity Premium Puzzle. Based on the structural theory, some algebraic (valuation-preserving) operations are developed in asset spaces and pricing kernel spaces. This has a very important implication leading to practical guidance in portfolio management and asset allocation in the global financial industry. The book also covers topics, such as the role of over-confidence in asset