Principles of Corporate Finance
13th Edition
ISBN: 9781260465099
Author: BREALEY, Richard
Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL HIGHER EDUCATION
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Chapter 21, Problem 21PS
American options Recalculate the value of the Buffelhead call option (see Problem 6), assuming that the option is American and that at the end of the first six months the company pays a dividend of $25. (Thus, the price at the end of the year is either double or half the ex-dividend price in month 6.) How would your answer change if the option were European?
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