We study the information content of foreign exchange (FX) option volume using a unique dataset on over-the-counter FX options with disclosed counterparty identities and contract characteristics. Our study shows that FX option volume can predict future exchange rate returns, especially when the...

Given the growth of the inverse ETF markets, exchanges have begun to trade options on inverse ETFs, similar to the trading of options on regular ETFs. Since both regular and inverse ETFs on the same index trade the same underlying risk, the pricing of options on regular ETFs and the pricing of...

This paper improves continuous-time variance swap approximation formulas to derive exact returns on benchmark VIX option portfolios. The new methodology preserves the variance swap interpretation that decomposes returns into realized variance and option implied-variance.We apply this new...