Out of the money or striking it rich? Evidence on the risk-adjusted return performance of options-based equity funds versus the S & P 500 and other benchmark alternatives

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)65-79
Number of pages15
JournalJournal of Investing
Volume27
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2018

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Our article employs some literature and methods found in the work of Costa, Jakob, and Niblock [2011]. We acknowledge any overlap or similarity with this paper. This work was supported by a summer research grant from the College of Business at the University of Montana and the Donald and Carol Jean Byrnes Professorship. We would also like to thank S.G. Long and Company, the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), and Prof. Kenneth French for assistance with data collection.

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