A simulation-based algorithm for American executive stock option valuation
Angel León and
Antoni Vaello-Sebastià
Finance Research Letters, 2010, vol. 7, issue 1, 14-23
Abstract:
We present an algorithm that merges a certainty-equivalence framework with the least-squares Monte Carlo algorithm to obtain the executive stock option (ESO) value for a risk-averse and undiversified agent. We account for the difference between executive's value and firm cost of the ESO. We show how early-exercise decisions depend on executive's preferences and its diversification degree. Because of the algorithm flexibility, it allows for multiple state-variables. As an example, we consider the case of indexed ESOs revealing a significant improvement in terms of executive's discount respect to fixed strike ESOs.
Keywords: Executive; stock; options; Monte; Carlo; Risk; aversion; Fair; value; Indexed; strike (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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