In this article we include discrete dividends in the stock price model and solve a generalized portfolio optimization problem. For this, we develop a new discrete dividend model that allows for the possibility of early announcement and ensures that the drop of the stock price at the ex-dividend...

We develop a simple and fast methodology for the estimation of future outstanding, discrete dividend payments, based on market prices of American at-the-money options. Our method relies on a linear combination of no-arbitrage bounds of the dividends. The corresponding optimal weight is...

We develop and showcase a simple no-arbitrage methodology for the prediction of discrete dividend payments, based exclusively on market prices of options via the put-call parity. Our approach integrates all available option market data and simultaneously calibrates the market-implied discount...