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Real Option Games Between Rivals

We build on previous solutions for mutually exclusive options in a duopoly with switching and divestment alternatives. We examine the implications of increasing the leader's market share and/or changing volatility over progressive regimes. The consequences of market share and volatility changes on the values for both the leader and follower are often surprising, and provide a rich context for evaluating real option games involving market shares, volatilities and eventually other factors.