Volatility and trading demands in stock index futures
In this study we examine how volatility and the futures risk premium affect trading demands for hedging and speculation in the S&P 500 Stock Index futures contracts. To ascertain if different volatility measures matter in affecting the result, we employ three volatility estimates. Our empirical results show a positive relation between volatility and open interest for both hedgers and speculators, suggesting that an increase in volatility motivates both hedgers and speculators to engage in more trading in futures markets. However, the influence of volatility on futures trading, especially for hedging, is statistically significant only when spot volatility is used. We also find that the demand to trade by speculators is more sensitive to changes in the futures risk premium than is the demand to trade by hedgers. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Jrl Fut Mark 23:399–414, 2003
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2003
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Authors: | Ming‐Shiun Pan ; Liu, Y. Angela ; Roth, Herbert J. |
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Journal of Futures Markets. - John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.. - Vol. 23.2003, 4, p. 399-414
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John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
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