For which of the following options might it be rational to exercise before maturity? Explain briefly why
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For which of the following options might it be rational to exercise before maturity? Explain briefly why or why not.
a. American put on a non-dividend-paying stock.
b. American call—the dividend payment is $5 per annum, the exercise price is $100, and the interest rate is 10%.
c. American call—the interest rate is 10%, and the dividend payment is 5% of future stock price.
A dividend is a distribution of a portion of company’s earnings, decided and managed by the company’s board of directors, and paid to the shareholders. Dividends are given on the shares. It is a token reward paid to the shareholders for their...
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Principles of Corporate Finance
ISBN: 978-0077404895
10th Edition
Authors: Richard A. Brealey, Stewart C. Myers, Franklin Allen
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