In February 2018, the VIX index has seen its largest ever increase and has lead to significant losses for some major volatility-related products. Despite many efforts, the precise underlying reasons are yet to be discovered. We study the role of linear causality in the VIX index and its...

It has been almost a decade since the introduction of derivatives instruments in Indian bourses like Options and Futures trading replacing thereby age old Badla transactions and almost two decades since the introduction and implementation of liberalization, privatization and globalization...