A Critical Review of the Fair Value Settlement Procedure for Stock Options

We review the European practice of fair value settlement of stock options after a successful takeover bid. We argue on both fundamental and practical grounds that the inherent complexity, arbitrariness and inaccuracy of fair value calculations call for replacement by intrinsic value settlement. This...

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Main Authors: Oege Pennin, Martijn J. van den Assem, Remco C.J. Zwinkels
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tuwhera Open Access Publisher 2015-11-01
Series:Applied Finance Letters
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Online Access:https://ojs.aut.ac.nz/applied-finance-letters/article/view/29