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How to evaluate real options

The notion of ‘real options’ applies option pricing theory to non-financial assets. The complexity of modelling investments as options means that, to date, options literature has had relatively little impact on management practices. Here Roger Mills, professor of accounting and finance at Henley Management College, examines recent attempts to find an optimum methodology for evaluating real options.


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