The Disposition Puzzle in Investment Behavior

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Why are rational investors slow to realize gains and quick to realize losses?

  • To reduce tax bills (correct)
  • To avoid regret
  • To speed up their investment growth
  • To follow the disposition effect

What is the disposition effect commonly observed among investors?

  • Not realizing gains or losses at all
  • Being quick to realize losses and slow to realize gains
  • Being indifferent to realizing gains or losses
  • Being quick to realize gains and slow to realize losses (correct)

What is the 'disposition puzzle' in the context of investor behavior?

  • Why taxes do not influence investor behavior
  • Why professional investors are immune to the disposition effect
  • Why investors display a tendency to realize gains quickly
  • Why investors display a tendency to hold onto losing investments (correct)

What combination of factors contributes to the solution of the disposition puzzle?

<p>Expected utility and prospect theories, cognitive shortcuts, and self-control (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why do professional stock traders who incur losses in morning trades trade more aggressively in the afternoon?

<p>To avoid regret and recoup their losses (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which common behavioral errors contribute to the disposition effect among investors?

<p>Hindsight, regret, mental accounting, and self-control (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Howard Snyder believed that realizing losses can help reduce taxes.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Investors are always eager to realize losses in their investments.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Realizing gains yields the emotional benefits of pride.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

People experience regret when observing a positive return for a stock they chose not to purchase.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

People are willing to repurchase stocks whose prices increased after they sold them.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Large disposition effects are exhibited by people who show great reluctance to repurchase stocks.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

LeRoy Gross referred to the reluctance to realize losses as the 'getevenitis disease'.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The 'getevenitis disease' has had a positive impact on investment portfolios.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Performance monitoring can lead to higher reported performance but lower actual performance in certain conditions.

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Normal people tend to mix all their investments into one mental account for easier tracking.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

One reason people hesitate to sell a stock at a loss is because they prioritize emotional pride over utilitarian gains.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Individuals who trade stocks may shift responsibility for gains and losses based on emotional reactions.

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