Pricing Warrants: An Empirical Study of the Black-Scholes Model and Its Alternatives.

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Journal: Journal of Finance
Year: 1990
Volume: 45
Issue: 4
Pages: 1181-209

Authors (2)

Lauterbach, Beni (Bar Ilan University) Schultz, Paul (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

2.011 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 2.0x A-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

This paper uses a sample of over 25,000 daily warrant prices to empirically investigate potential problems with the commonly used warrant pricing model proposed by F. Black and M. Scholes as an extension of their call option model. One problem seems to be especially important: the constant variance assumption of the dilution adjusted Black-Scholes model appears to cause biases in model prices for almost all warrants and over the entire sample period. The authors show that more accurate price forecasts are obtained with a specific form of the constant elasticity of variance model. Copyright 1990 by American Finance Association.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:bla:jfinan:v:45:y:1990:i:4:p:1181-209
Journal Field
Finance
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-25