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An Analytic Approximation for the American Put Price for Options on Stocks with Dividends

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

Edward C. Blomeyer
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Abstract

In a recent paper, Johnson [7] has given an analytic approximation to the American put price that delivers values that are very close to numerical solutions. The limitation to the Johnson approximation is that it is only applicable to put options on stocks without cash dividends. This study modifies the Johnson approximation to value options on stocks that have one exdividend date prior to the option expiration date, and these approximation values are compared to the analytic solutions provided by the Geske and Johnson [6] American put option pricing model. The approximation values are generally very close to the analytic solutions.

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Research Article
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Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis , Volume 21 , Issue 2 , June 1986 , pp. 229 - 233
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Copyright © School of Business Administration, University of Washington 1986

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