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Larry Swedroe: Are Puts Efficient At Protecting Downside Risk?

TedTed
in The Bullpen
FYI: Put options are rightly viewed as the most direct way to protect against losses in equities. But new research shows that they are painfully inefficient and, in the words of the author of that study, provide “pathetic” protection.
Regards,
Ted
https://www.advisorperspectives.com/articles/2019/08/22/are-puts-efficient-at-protecting-downside-risk
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