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Theory of rational option pricing

In: Theory Of Valuation

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  • Robert C. Merton

    (Assistant Professor of Finance, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA)

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The following sections are included:IntroductionRestrictions on rational option pricingEffects of dividends and changing exercise priceRestrictions on rational put option oricinaRational option pricing along Black-Scholes linesAn alternative derivation of the Black-Scholes modelExtension of the model to include dividend payments and exercise price changesValuing an American put optionValuing the “down and-out” call optionValuing a callable warrantAppendix 1Appendix 2Referencesdiscussion: Option Pricing Theory and Its ApplicationsINTRODUCTIONTHE MARTINGALE APPROACH TO OPTION PRICINGThe SetupDynamic Spanning and the Martingale Representation TheoremSome GeneralizationsEXISTENCE AND PROPERTIES OF OPTIMAL STRATEGIESAPPLICATIONS TO CONTINGENT-CLAIM PRICINGNOTESREFERENCES

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  • Robert C. Merton, 2005. "Theory of rational option pricing," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Sudipto Bhattacharya & George M Constantinides (ed.), Theory Of Valuation, chapter 8, pages 229-288, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
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    Keywords

    Asset Pricing; Financial Theory; Valuation; Term Structure; Interest Rates; Options; Portfolios; Taxes; Transaction Costs;
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