GAINESVILLE, Fla. – In 2018, the Robinhood fintech app made a change that lowered the barrier to investing in the stock market – reducing the commission and contract fee for buying and selling complex (multi-leg) options to zero. Other platforms
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5 policies that could make future bank failures less likely or severe
The abrupt failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank and subsequent concerns about the stability of other banks have reignited a fierce debate among lawmakers, the financial industry, the Biden administration and former government officials about an array of
Finance professor honored for outstanding stock market research
Baolian Wang, Bank of America Associate Professor of Finance, is the second prize recipient of the Roger F. Murray prize. Every year, the Institute for Quantitative Research in Finance, or Q Group, awards three prizes to individuals who present outstanding
Improving your work-life balance can make you a more effective leader at work
Silencing your notifications and ignoring your email at the end of the workday could make you a better leader at your job, according to new research from Martin L. Schaffel Professor Klodiana Lanaj and Ph.D. alumna and Florida State University
Is retirement a blessing or a curse?
Retirement might not be best for your health. The jubilation of leaving the office for the last time remains for some but fades quickly for others. Whether spending retirement on the golf course or with the grandkids, many retirees are
ChatGPT may be able to predict stock movements, finance professors show
In a new working paper, Assistant Professor Alejandro Lopez-Lira and Emerson-Merrill Lynch Associate Professor Yuehua Tang find that large language models may be useful when forecasting stock prices. They used ChatGPT to parse news headlines for whether they’re good or
Warrington faculty listed among top scientists in the world
Numerous Warrington faculty have ranked among the top 2% of most influential scientists in the world, according to a recent study by researchers at Stanford University. The study includes eight Warrington faculty who made the career list, based on their
Why you’re still getting irrelevant ads, according to research
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Imagine you’re in search of a new car. You’ve seen a Subaru model that interests you, so you decide to look it up online for more details. After some brief research, you quickly decide the Subaru isn’t
Executive compensation incentives influence firms’ conforming tax avoidance, research finds
The line between tax avoidance and tax evasion is often very thin. “What we’re showing is that one unintended consequence of executives’ compensation contract design is lower profits, and this leads to lower taxes paid. But if you’re a shareholder
Speaking of Psychology: What does modern retirement look like? With Mo Wang
Forget the stereotype of a goodbye party in the break room followed by endless days on the golf course. Today, workers are staying on the job longer and taking on more “bridge employment,” or post-retirement jobs. Lanzillotti-McKethan Eminent Scholar Mo
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