Disposition effect

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The Disposition Effect is an anomaly discovered in Behavioral Finance. It relates to the tendency of investors to sell shares whose price is increasing, while keeping assets that have dropped in value [1]. Investors are unwilling to recognize losses (which they would be forced to do if they sold assets which had fallen in value), but are more willing to recognize gains.

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