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A real option perspective on valuing gas fields

Zhao, Lin; Wijnbergen, Sweder van - 2013

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Valuing Real Options in the Volatile Real World - A Generalized Implied Binomial Tree Approach

Harikae, Seiji - 2018

dramatic volatility and project values can become negative, this paper presents a generalized framework for solving a …

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Default Prone Bond Prices, Valuable Growth Options and the Option to Re-Organize

Colak, Osman - 2019

There is a wide body of literature in corporate finance that examines the tradeoffs between liquidation and re-organization for creditors in financially distressed firms (Kahl (2002), Hotchkiss (1995), Gertner and Scharfstein (1991)). We incorporate salient elements from this literature into a...

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Estimating Changing Volatility in Cash Flow Simulation Based Real Option Valuation with Regression Sum of Squares Error Method

Haahtela, Tero J. - 2011

This paper presents a practical volatility estimation method for cash flow simulation based real option valuation with … changing volatility. During cash flow simulation, present value of the future cash flows and their corresponding cash flow … provide all the information required for estimating how the standard deviation and volatility of the stochastic process change …

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Blockbuster Antivirals and Vaccines : Real Options in a Flu Pandemic

Koh, Wilson - 2014

Avian flu has been the focus of significant attention since 2004, when there were reports of human infections in Asia from the avian flu H5N1 strain. To prevent the catastrophic mortality of mankind, several governments are stockpiling antivirals and pharmaceutical firms are increasing their...

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Real R&D Options in Paradise and Purgatory

Koh, Wilson - 2012

We examine the impact on an R&D valuation and its investment timing of abrupt events, options facing paradise (blockbusters) and purgatory (catastrophes). We show that the presence of a special case of Lévy jumps can model positive and negative effects in the investment opportunity even when...

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Auctions of Real Options

Cong, Lin William - 2019

Governments and corporations frequently auction assets with embedded real options using both cash and contingent bids. I characterize equilibrium bidding and option exercise strategies, and find that the moral hazard associated with uncontractible investment timing inefficiently and...

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Three-Dimensional Method of Assessing R&D Projects Using Real Put Options to Abandon a Projects

Yashin, Sergey - 2018

Despite a good number of scientific developments in innovation, most studies suggest that the most effective innovation project should be only selected for a group of economic indicators related to investment. In practice, it is necessary to create a method for assessing the effectiveness of...

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Valuation of contractual assets using statistical simulation

Vlachý, Jan - In: Contemporary economics 10 (2016) 2, pp. 153-162

This paper develops a dynamic option-based model for the valuation of rental and other similarly structured lease contracts under the conditions of uncertainty that is then solved by statistical simulation (Monte Carlo). The motivation, research background and methodology of the paper follow up...

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Valuing Multifactor Real Options Using an Implied Binomial Tree

Wang, Tianyang - 2015

This paper proposes an approach for solving a multi-factor real options problem by approximating the underlying stochastic process with an implied binomial tree. The implied binomial tree is constructed to be consistent with simulated market information. By simulating European option prices as...

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