This study develops a currency option pricing model under stochastic interest rates when interest rate parity holds, and it is assumed that domestic and foreign bond prices have local variances that depend only on time. We demonstrate how existing currency option models are simply derived from...

Since the early 1980s, currency options have become a popular means for hedging foreign currency positions or speculating on anticipated movements in exchange rates. Yet, they can also be used to enhance the forecasting of exchange rates. Corporate forecasts of exchange rates involve two tasks:...

Acquisitions of bankrupt firms can be beneficial because the bankrupt targets may be more receptive to acquisition offers for the purpose of survival, courts can override any resistance that may occur, information on the target is disclosed within the formal reorganization plan, acquirers can...