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Executive Stock Options and Time Diversification

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  • Carmona, Julio

    (Universidad de Alicante, Departamento de Métodos Cuantitativos y Teoría Económica)

  • León, Ángel

    (Universidad de Alicante, Departamento de Métodos Cuantitativos y Teoría Económica)

  • Vaello-Sebastià, Antoni

    (University of Balear Islands, Dept. Economía de la Empresa)

Abstract

We study the time diversification issue in the context of the optimal asset allocation of an executive with decreasing relative risk aversion preferences, who is granted a package of European stock options. The asset menu for his unrestricted wealth includes both market portfolio and money account.

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  • Carmona, Julio & León, Ángel & Vaello-Sebastià, Antoni, 2012. "Executive Stock Options and Time Diversification," QM&ET Working Papers 12-16, University of Alicante, D. Quantitative Methods and Economic Theory.
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    Keywords

    Decreasing relative risk aversion; portfolio choice; executive compensation;
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    JEL classification:

    • G10 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - General (includes Measurement and Data)
    • G11 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Portfolio Choice; Investment Decisions
    • G35 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Payout Policy

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