The existence of base rate fallacy (BRF) bias is explored employing: (i) a
context treatment with a narrative story applied to asset markets and (ii)
an isomorphic abstract setting using balls-and-bingo cages. Probability est
imates reflect a BRF bias in both treatments, but is stronger with context.
Prices track highest expected dividend values (HEDVs) with context, result
ing in strongly biased prices relative to the Bayesian norm when biased tra
ders have HEDVs. In the abstract treatment prices do not track HEDVs nearly
as closely, resulting in prices closer to the BRF bias only when most trad
ers hold biased beliefs.