This study examines the price discovery role of VIX futures in determining the levels of various spot VIX series. We analyze both the short-term linkage using the bivariate Granger causality model as well as the long-term linkage using the Johansen cointegration model with a vector error...

This paper evaluates the predictability of WTI light sweet crude oil futures by using the variance risk premium, i.e. the difference between model-free measures of implied and realized volatilities. Additional regressors known for their ability to explain crude oil futures prices are also...