This study proposes a dynamic model of acquisitions made by means of exchange offers. The model incorporates the process of the takeover bid, ex-change of shares, and completion of a merger. The optimal strategies for relevant players are derived using a dynamic programming approach. Although...

In the option pricing literature, it is well known that:(i) the decrease in the smile amplitude is much slower than standard stochastic volatility models and, (ii) the term structure of the at-the-money volatility skew is approximated by a power-law function with the exponent close to zero....