A unlt-hnked hfe insurance contract ~s a contract where the insurancebenefits depend on the price of some specific traded stocks We consider amodel describing the uncertainty of the financial market and a portfoho ofinsured individuals simultaneously...

Derivative financial instruments are frequently used as a tool for influencing the risk ofentrepreneurial uncertain payoff. To this end, an approximation procedure is developed capable ofcalculating the optimal quantity of derivatives to be used. It is assumed that the entrepreneurial cashflow...

In this paper, we examine an exchange economy with a financial market composed of three assets: a share of a stock, an European call option written on the stock, and a riskless bond.

This paper develops a principal-agent model of financial contracting in which optimal contracts resemble a combination of debt and equity. When defaulting on debt, the firm is punished by disruption of external funding. Such contracts however, invite rivals to compete more aggressively to...

This paper deals with the introduction of stock options in an (dy-namically) incomplete securities market.