Korn, Olaf; Krischak, Paolo; Theissen, Erik - 2017 - [vers. 08/2017]
We develop a model of illiquidity transmission from spot to futures markets that formalizes the derivative hedge theory … of Cho and Engle (1999). The model shows that spot market illiquidity does not translate one to one to the futures market … but, rather, interacts with price risk, liquidity risk, and the risk aversion of the market maker. The model's predictions …