The Volatility and Price Sensitivities of Managerial Stock Option Portfolios and Corporate Hedging
We use estimates of the Black-Scholes sensitivity of managers' stock option portfolios to stock return volatility and the sensitivity of managers' stock and stock option portfolios to stock price to test the relationship between managers' risk preferences and hedging activities. We find that as the sensitivity of managers' stock and stock option portfolios to stock price increases, firms tend to hedge more. However, as the sensitivity of managers' stock option portfolios to stock return volatility increases, firms tend to hedge less. Copyright The American Finance Association 2002.
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2002
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Authors: | Knopf, John D. ; Nam, Jouahn ; John H. Thornton Jr. |
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Journal of Finance. - American Finance Association - AFA, ISSN 1540-6261. - Vol. 57.2002, 2, p. 801-813
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American Finance Association - AFA |
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