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Implied volatility surface construction for commodity futures options traded in China

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  • Xu, Wei
  • Šević, Aleksandar
  • Šević, Željko

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European futures options are not traded on the Chinese exchanges and that generates difficulties to calibrate fundamental market parameters, such as the implied volatilities. We propose an efficient willow tree method to resolve the problem of calibrating the implied volatility from American-style options. The proposed willow tree construction is independent of the volatility itself so as to minimize the cost of the calibration. We also apply the proposed method to calibrate the implied volatilities of most frequently traded options in the Chinese market, sugar and soybean meal, based on the daily closing prices, and construct the corresponding implied volatility surfaces. The results indicate the seasonality in the volatility of commodity spot prices and futures prices in China. Moreover, based on the implied volatility distortion close to the option maturity observed in our empirical results, we suggest a minimum tick price scheme to avoid the distortion and decrease of hedging costs.

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  • Xu, Wei & Šević, Aleksandar & Šević, Željko, 2022. "Implied volatility surface construction for commodity futures options traded in China," Research in International Business and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 61(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:riibaf:v:61:y:2022:i:c:s0275531922000642
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ribaf.2022.101676
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    Keywords

    Commodity futures option; Implied volatility; SVI model; Willow tree method; American option; Mean-reverting;
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    JEL classification:

    • G13 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Contingent Pricing; Futures Pricing
    • G23 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Non-bank Financial Institutions; Financial Instruments; Institutional Investors
    • G32 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill
    • O16 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Financial Markets; Saving and Capital Investment; Corporate Finance and Governance

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