Rubinstein (1994)observed That the Performance of the Black-Scholes Model Had

question 14

Multiple Choice

Rubinstein (1994) observed that the performance of the Black-Scholes model had deteriorated in recent years,and he attributed this to

• A) investor fears of another market crash.
• B) higher than normal dividend payouts.
• C) early exercise of American call options.
• D) decreases in transaction costs.
• E) none of these.

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