Warrant pricing: A review of empirical research

European Journal of Finance

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 61-91

  Veld, Chris ^a  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Black Scholes model; Dilution; Option pricing; Warrant pricing; Warrants

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345060537     PISSN: 1351847X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13518470110047648     Document Type: Review

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