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The Pricing of Stock Index Options in a General Equilibrium Model

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

Warren Bailey  and
René M. Stulz
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Abstract

This paper analyzes the pricing of stock index options in a simple general equilibrium model. In this model, the volatility of the stock index and the spot rate of interest are functions of a stochastic variable. The paper investigates the biases that arise when using the Black-Scholes model with the assumed volatility and interest rate dynamics. It is shown that the model can, in principle, explain the biases observed in empirical work on stock index options.

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Research Article
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Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis , Volume 24 , Issue 1 , March 1989 , pp. 1 - 12
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Copyright © School of Business Administration, University of Washington 1989

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