A reset put option is similar to a standard put option except that the exercise price is reset equal to the stock price on the preâ€specified reset date if this stock price exceeds the original exercise price. In this paper we derive a valuation for Mula for a reset put option and present a...

A firm's incentive to disclose has been linked empirically to a range of variables, including information asymmetry, agency costs, political costs, and proprietary costs. While the intuition underlying each of the variables seems plausible, Verrecchia (2001) argues that disclosure models can be...

Stock index futures were the most successful financial innovation of the 1980s. In spite of their widespread use internationally, they continue to be criticised for causing ‘aberrations’ in the stock market, particularly on expiration days when futures contracts are...