Introduction
Decisions, Options, and Decision Options
Decisions as Predetermined Outcomes, Options, and Risks
Private Risks and Probabilities
Market Risks and Stochastic Processes
Self-Standing Options and Pricing of Options
Pricing of Decision Options
Employee Stock Options as Decision Options
Case Studies in Life Sciences
Case Studies in Technology and Manufacturing
Case Studies in Commodities
Case Studies in Financial Services
Misperceptions Regarding Real Options
Challenges to Decision Options Implementation and Possible Remedies
Past, Present, and Future
Index
Biography
Gill Eapen is the founder and managing principal of Decision Options, LLC, a boutique advisory services company. He developed Decision Options Technology, a software platform that allows modeling of complex decision problems and assets to improve decision making, risk management, and portfolio maximization. He also designed Decision Options Equity Research, an automated analysis and trading system for publicly traded securities. Eapen holds graduate degrees from the University of Chicago and Northwestern University and an undergraduate degree from the Indian Institute of Technology.
