Assistant Professor of Finance, Department of Finance and Economics Faculty profile
Retail interest in stock options runs higher in states with a strong gambling culture, and it tilts toward long-shot contracts. The same states show more short-term borrowing and more missed payments.
Matthew James Flynn, Yifan Liu, Ivilina T. Popova
States with a stronger taste for gambling pay more attention to Bitcoin options, trade them more, and favor long-shot contracts. When legal sports betting arrives, some of that attention shifts elsewhere.
Matthew James Flynn, Yifan LiuShort summaries of new faculty work, with what it means for managers.