Spanning the State Space with Options

B-Tier
Journal: Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis
Year: 1980
Volume: 15
Issue: 1
Pages: 1-9

Authors (2)

Arditti, Fred D. (not in RePEc) John, Kose (New York University (NYU))

Score contribution per author:

1.005 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

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

Abstract

In the Arrow-Debreu approach to uncertainty it has been recognized that an inadequate number of markets in contingent claims would be a source of inefficiency. Several researchers have studied the allocative inefficiencies resulting from incomplete markets, i.e., when the number of independent securities is less than the number of states and therefore the state-space cannot be “spanned” by those securities. In a situation where the number of primitive assets is inadequate to span the state-space, the new spanning opportunities opened up by derived assets written on the primitives is an interesting question.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:cup:jfinqa:v:15:y:1980:i:01:p:1-9_00
Journal Field
Finance
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-25