The disposition effect in securities trading: An experimental analysis

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 167-184

  Weber, Martin ^a   Camerer, Colin F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disposition effect; Prospect theory; Trading volume

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031628810     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0167-2681(97)00089-9     Document Type: Article

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