scholarly journals Predictability of OTC Option Volatility for Future Stock Volatility

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 5200
Author(s):  
Jungmu Kim ◽  
Yuen Jung Park

This study explores the information content of the implied volatility inferred from stock index options in the over-the-counter (OTC) market, which has rarely been studied in the literature. Using OTC calls, puts, and straddles on the KOSPI 200 index, we find that implied volatility generally outperforms historical volatility in predicting future realized volatility, although it is not an unbiased estimator. The results are more apparent for options with shorter maturity. However, while implied volatility has strong predictability during normal periods, historical volatility is superior to implied volatility during a period of crisis due to the liquidity contraction of the OTC options market. This finding suggests that the OTC options market can play a role in conveying important information to predict future volatility.

2008 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 67-94
Author(s):  
Byung Kun Rhee ◽  
Sang Won Hwang

Black-Scholes Imolied volatility (8SIV) has a few drawbacks. One is that the model Is not much successful in fitting the option prices. and It Is n야 guaranteed the model is correct one. Second. the usual tradition in using the BSIV is that only at-the-money Options are used. It is well-known that IV's of In-the-money or Qut-of-the-money ootions are much different from those estimated from near-the-money options. In this regard, a new model is confronted with Korean market data. Brittenxmes and Neuberger (2000) derive a formula for volatility which is a function of option prices‘ Since the formula is derived without using any option pricing model. volatility estimated from the formula is called model-tree implied volatillty (MFIV). MFIV overcomes the two drawbacks of BSIV. Jiang and Tian (2005) show that. with the S&P index Options (SPX), MFIV is suoerlor to historical volatility (HV) or BSIV in forecasting the future volatllity. In KOSPI 200 index options, when the forecasting performances are compared, MFIV is better than any other estimated volatilities. The hypothesis that MFIV contains all informations for realized volatility and the other volatilities are redundant is oot rejected in any cases.


2009 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 75-103
Author(s):  
Byung Jin Kang ◽  
Sohyun Kang ◽  
Sun-Joong Yoon

This study examines the forecasting ability of the adjusted implied volatility (AIV), which is suggested by Kang, Kim and Yoon (2009), using the horserace competition with historical volatility, model-free implied volatility, and BS implied volatility in the KOSPI 200 index options market. The adjusted implied volatility is applicable when investors are not risk averse or when underlying returns do not follow a normal distribution. This implies that AIV is consistent with the presence of risk premia for other risk such as volatility risk and jump risk. Using KOSPI 200 index options, it is shown that the AIV outperforms other volatility estimates in terms of the unbiasedness for future realized volatilities as well as the forecasting errors.


2004 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 25-43
Author(s):  
Jung Soon Hyun ◽  
Byung Kun Rhee

When the Black-Scholes assumptions hold market is instantaneously complete and options are redundant securities. This paper tests whether options are needed for spanning of the pricing kernel in addition to the risk-free bond and underlying asset in Korean stock index options market. Using Hansen's GMM estimation method, we find that pricing kernel cannot be spanned with the risk-free bond and underlying asset. Options are needed for spanning to incorporate the additional risk factor. This result is consistent with previous results using American options market data.


2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Javier Prado-Dominguez ◽  
Carlos Fernández-Herráiz

The Sharpe Ratio offers an excellent summary of the excess return required per unit of risk invested. This work presents an adaptation of the ex-ante Sharpe Ratio for currencies where we consider a random walk approach for the currency behavior and implied volatility as a proxy for market expectations of future realized volatility. The outcome of the proposed measure seems to gauge some information on the expected required return attached to the “peso problem”.


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