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European Put-Call Parity and the Early Exercise Premium for American Currency Options

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  • Geoffrey Poitras

    (Simon Fraser University, Canada)

  • Chris Veld

    (University of Stirling, U.K.)

  • Yuriy Zabolotnyuk

    (Carleton University, Canada)

Abstract

The European put-call parity condition is used to estimate the early exercise premium for American currency options traded on the Philadelphia Stock Exchange. Using a sample of 331 pairs of call and put options with the same exercise price and time to expiration, evidence is provided for early exercise premiums that average 5.03% for put options and 4.60% for call options. The premiums for both call and put options are strongly related to the interest rate differential and time to expiration. These results have implications for the use of European option pricing models in the valuation of American options.

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  • Geoffrey Poitras & Chris Veld & Yuriy Zabolotnyuk, 2009. "European Put-Call Parity and the Early Exercise Premium for American Currency Options," Multinational Finance Journal, Multinational Finance Journal, vol. 13(1-2), pages 39-54, March-Jun.
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    Keywords

    European put-call parity; currency options; early exercise premium;
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    JEL classification:

    • G10 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - General (includes Measurement and Data)
    • G12 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Asset Pricing; Trading Volume; Bond Interest Rates
    • G13 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Contingent Pricing; Futures Pricing
    • G14 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Information and Market Efficiency; Event Studies; Insider Trading

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