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Commonality in the determinants of
expected stock returns - Haugen
• Attribute Risk – payoff to risk variable positive
• Attribute Liquidity – higher liquidity leads to
lower bid-ask spread and cost of trading – payoff
negative
• Attribute Cheapness – relative magnitude of
market price to current cash flows - payoff
negative
• Attribute Growth Potential – probability for faster
than average growth in future – payoff positive
• Technical Factors – history of stock returns -
payoff negative (1 month), positive (6-12 months),
negative (3-5 years) 10