The term “Real Option” refers to an additional decision possibility that is created in any real-life situation if one extends the scope of permitted decision alternatives. For example, to the decision as to whether to book a vacation now or not go on vacation at all, one may allow the decision as to whether to go on vacation to be taken later. The real options “value” is the additional value that may be created by allowing these additional decision possibilities.
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