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E17: How Quants See the World

"The Riff" with Byrne Hobart and Erik Torenberg

Comparing Buybacks and Dividends, Quants and Carry, Signaling in Buybacks and Dividends, Risks of High Dividends, Short Selling Dynamics

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The chapter covers various topics including the economic equivalence of buybacks and dividends for investors, the importance of carry for Quants in predicting returns, signaling differences in buybacks and dividends at a company level, risks associated with high dividends, and the dynamics and implications of short selling in the stock market.

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