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Performance Impact of Employee Stock Option Plans
Co-authored with Abon Mozumdar View Details
- May 2000
- Article
Optimal Exercise Prices for Executive Stock Options
By: Brian Hall
Hall, Brian. "Optimal Exercise Prices for Executive Stock Options." American Economic Review 90, no. 2 (May 2000).
- March 16, 2003
- Article
Footnote Reporting Distorts Impact of Stock Options
By: Zvi Bodie, Robert S. Kaplan and Robert C. Merton
Bodie, Zvi, Robert S. Kaplan, and Robert C. Merton. "Footnote Reporting Distorts Impact of Stock Options." Boston Globe (March 16, 2003).
- December 1995
- Article
Primer on New Stock Option Accounting Alternatives
By: David F. Hawkins
Hawkins, David F. "Primer on New Stock Option Accounting Alternatives." Accounting Bulletin, no. 34 (December 1995).
- April 2, 2004
- Article
A Simple Way to Value Stock Options
By: Roberto G. Mendoza, Robert C. Merton and Peter Hancock
Mendoza, Roberto G., Robert C. Merton, and Peter Hancock. "A Simple Way to Value Stock Options." Financial Times (April 2, 2004), 13.
- Article
What You Need to Know about Stock Options
By: Brian Hall
Keywords: Stock Options
Hall, Brian. "What You Need to Know about Stock Options." Harvard Business Review 78, no. 2 (March–April 2000): 121–129.
- January–February 1976
- Article
Option Pricing When Underlying Stock Returns are Discontinuous
By: Robert C. Merton
Merton, Robert C. "Option Pricing When Underlying Stock Returns are Discontinuous." Journal of Financial Economics 3 (January–February 1976): 125–144. (Chapter 9 in Continuous-Time Finance.)
- March 2022
- Case
Exchanging Salary for Stock Options at a Startup
By: Erik Stafford
Stafford, Erik. "Exchanging Salary for Stock Options at a Startup." Harvard Business School Case 222-077, March 2022.
- March 2003
- Article
For the Last Time: Stock Options Are an Expense
By: Zvi Bodie, Robert S. Kaplan and Robert C. Merton
Bodie, Zvi, Robert S. Kaplan, and Robert C. Merton. "For the Last Time: Stock Options Are an Expense." Harvard Business Review 81, no. 3 (March 2003): 62–71. (HBS Reprint #R0303D.)
- August 2000 (Revised July 2002)
- Case
Sara's Options
By: Peter Tufano, Brian J. Hall and Joshua Musher
This case describes the pay packages offered to Sara Becker, a graduating MBA student, including detailed information about two stock option packages (one of which is an indexed option package). She gathers the information and attempts to compare those compensation... View Details
Tufano, Peter, Brian J. Hall, and Joshua Musher. "Sara's Options." Harvard Business School Case 201-005, August 2000. (Revised July 2002.)
- November 2001 (Revised February 2002)
- Background Note
Note on Tax and Accounting Treatment of Restricted Stock Awards, Nonqualified Stock Options, and Incentive Stock Options and the Securities Law Applicable Thereto
Outlines the tax and accounting treatment of restricted stock awards, nonqualified stock options, and incentive stock options, including the effect of making a Section 83(b) election for unvested stock. View Details
Bagley, Constance E. "Note on Tax and Accounting Treatment of Restricted Stock Awards, Nonqualified Stock Options, and Incentive Stock Options and the Securities Law Applicable Thereto." Harvard Business School Background Note 802-125, November 2001. (Revised February 2002.)
- November 2016 (Revised November 2016)
- Supplement
The Galaxy Dividend Income Growth Fund's Option Investment Strategies
By: W. Carl Kester
- January 2008
- Background Note
Index Options
By: Joshua Coval and Erik Stafford
The goal of this simulation is to understand the patterns in index option prices that are not predicted by the Black-Scholes model. In particular, the simulation focuses on two properties of options prices. First, at-the-money implied volatilities from index options... View Details
Keywords: Volatility; Stock Options; Investment; Price; Profit; Risk Management; Mathematical Methods
Coval, Joshua, and Erik Stafford. "Index Options." Harvard Business School Background Note 208-119, January 2008.
- winter 2004
- Article
Transferable Stock Options (TSOs) and the Coming Revolution in Equity-Based Pay
By: Brian Hall
- August 1983
- Background Note
Note on Replicating Options with Position on Stock and Cash
By: Andre F. Perold
Perold, Andre F. "Note on Replicating Options with Position on Stock and Cash." Harvard Business School Background Note 284-006, August 1983.
- September 1997 (Revised February 2000)
- Exercise
Exercises in Option Pricing and Real Option Analysis
By: Benjamin C. Esty
Contains five problems, one each on basic option pricing, abandonment value, the value of waiting to invest, contingent claims analysis (equity as a call option), and strategic decision making in an option framework. The goal is for students to recognize option value... View Details
- November 2013
- Teaching Note
Larry Steffen: Valuing Stock Options in a Compensation Package (Brief Case)
By: William E. Fruhan and Craig Stephenson
- January 2008
- Background Note
Equity Options
By: Joshua Coval and Erik Stafford
The goal of this simulation is to understand the reliance of option values on volatility. When an investor trades an option, they are essentially trading volatility. Therefore, much of the focus in this lesson is on forecasting volatility. Students are able to use two... View Details
Keywords: Volatility; Forecasting and Prediction; Stock Options; Investment Return; Price; Market Transactions; Mathematical Methods; Value
Coval, Joshua, and Erik Stafford. "Equity Options." Harvard Business School Background Note 208-118, January 2008.
- March 2002 (Revised October 2002)
- Case
Akamai's Underwater Options (A)
By: Brian J. Hall, Houston Lane and Jonathan Lim
Akamai's stock price declines dramatically with the NASDAQ in 2000, causing virtually all employee options to go underwater. Ownership and retention incentives are largely destroyed, and employee morale falls sharply. Management weighs the pros and cons of various... View Details
Hall, Brian J., Houston Lane, and Jonathan Lim. "Akamai's Underwater Options (A)." Harvard Business School Case 902-069, March 2002. (Revised October 2002.)
- 2001
- Working Paper
Do Underwater Executive Stock Options Still Align Incentives? The Effect of Stock Price Movements on Managerial Incentive-Alignment
Jin, Li, and Lisa K. Meulbroek. "Do Underwater Executive Stock Options Still Align Incentives? The Effect of Stock Price Movements on Managerial Incentive-Alignment." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 02-002, November 2001.