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Extracting Implied Dividends from Options Prices: some Applications to the Italian Derivatives Market

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  • Martina Nardon

    (Dept. of Applied Mathematics, University Ca'Foscari of Venice)

  • Paolo Pianca

    (Dept. of Applied Mathematics, University Ca'Foscari of Venice)

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This contribution deals with options on assets which pay discrete dividends. We analyze some methodologies to extract information on dividends from observable option prices. Implied dividends can be computed using a modified version of the well known put-call parity relationship. This technique is straightforward, nevertheless, its use is limited to European options and, when dealing with equities, most traded options are of American-type. As an alternative, numerical inversion of pricing methods can be used. We apply different procedures to obtain implied dividends of stocks of the Italian Derivatives Market.

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  • Martina Nardon & Paolo Pianca, 2010. "Extracting Implied Dividends from Options Prices: some Applications to the Italian Derivatives Market," Working Papers 198, Department of Applied Mathematics, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia.
    • Handle: RePEc:vnm:wpaper:198
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    Keywords

    Implied dividends; put-call parity; option pricing; binomial methods.;
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    JEL classification:

    • C63 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling - - - Computational Techniques
    • G13 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Contingent Pricing; Futures Pricing

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