This paper studies Chinese warrant price deviation. By observing “asymmetric price error” phenomena, we propose that the rational hedging and speculation motivation is one important cause for warrant price deviations. Investors do not speculate irrationally under the resale motivation all...

Based on a rational option pricing framework that incorporates short-selling and margin-trading constraints in the stock market, we present evidence that Chinese warrant prices, which are regarded as bubbles in the previous literature, can be explained by a new option pricing model. Based on the...