Download This PaperThe Market Value of Corporate Votes: Theory and Evidence from Option Prices
68 Pages Posted: 26 Jan 2011 Last revised: 3 Jun 2016
Date Written: April 20, 2012
Abstract
This paper proposes a new method using option prices to estimate the market value of the voting right associated with a stock. The method consists of synthesizing a non-voting share using put-call parity, and comparing its price to that of the underlying stock. Empirically, we find this measure of the value of the vote to be positive and increasing in the time to expiration of synthetic stocks. The measure also increases around special shareholder meetings, periods of hedge fund activism and M&A events. The method is likely useful in studies of corporate control and also has asset pricing implications.
Keywords: Voting Rights, Put-Call Parity, Options, Shareholder Meetings, Hedge Funds, Activism, Mergers & Acquisitions
JEL Classification: G13, G34
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