Dividend Yield In Pricing Options

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Giri

Hi Guys,

When pricing an option that expires in 30 days in which period no dividends will be paid, should you include a number in the dividend yield field? However, the stock will pay a dividend but just not in the specified time period.

I downloaded an excel spreadsheet that calculates theoretical options prices and I was curious as to whether I should include a value here or not.

Thanks for your help guys.
 
The fact that a dividend will be paid in the future increases the demand for the stock, all else being equal. I think then it makes sense theoretically for the calls to be worth a little more and the puts a little less. Whether the difference would ever be 0.01, I have no idea.
 
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The fact that a dividend will be paid in the future increases the demand for the stock, all else being equal. I think then it makes sense theoretically for the calls to be worth a little more and the puts a little less. Whether the difference would ever be 0.01, I have no idea.
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No.

All that is already built into the stock price.

Mark
 
I doubt that a dividend a month or more from now is going have much of an effect on current stock demand. It will have no effect on the pirce of the current month's options.
 
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