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...