I perform a regression analysis to test two of the most famous heuristic rules existing in the literature about the behavior of the implied volatility surface. These rules are the sticky delta rule and the sticky strike rule. I present a new specification to test the sticky strike rule, which...

Empirical evidence shows that, in equity options markets, the slope of the skew is largely independent of the volatility level. Single-factor stochastic volatility models are not flexible enough to account for the stochastic behavior of the skew. On the other hand, multifactor stochastic...

Futures contracts on the New York Mercantile Exchange are the most liquid instruments for trading crude oil, which is the world’s most actively traded physical commodity. Under normal market conditions, traders can easily find counterparties for their trades, resulting in an efficient market...

The European Union Trading Scheme (EU ETS) gives emission allowances a market price and are a marginal cost factor for those power plants that run on polluting fuels. Power plants have these costs in mind when they determine the selling price of their output. Being sold on a market place, it...

An zahlreichen Wertpapiermärkten, an denen Aktien und Optionen gehandelt wer-den, sind professionelle Händler beauftragt, kontinuierlich verbindliche Kauf- und Verkaufsangebote an potentielle Nachfrager zu geben, um für alle interessierten Marktteilnehmer jederzeit einen sofortigen...