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La transaction programmée et la volatilité

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  • To, Minh-Chau

    (École des Hautes Études Commerciales)

  • Marcil, Benoît

    (École des Hautes Études Commerciales)

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Program trading, defined as the arbitrage between the spot and futures markets, is often quoted as the reason for increased volatility of stock prices. Most studies showed however that the relationship between program trading and increased volatility is at best circumstancial, and at worst a distraction from more important economic phenomena. The present study examines the similarities between the stock price volatility in the NYSE in 1987, that in the NYSE in 1929 and that in MSE in 1987. The three situations in space and time are different under two aspects: existence of program trading (only in NYSE in 1987) and incidence of factors others than program trading (different factors only in NYSE in 1929). They allow therefore to reject, by a test with minimal ambiguity, the hypothesis of a relationship between program trading and increased volatility. The results thus confirm those of past studies, such as Roll (1988), Edwards (1988) and Wyss and DeAngelis (1987). La transaction programmée, définie comme l’arbitrage entre les marchés au comptant et à terme, a été citée dans plusieurs études comme une cause de la récente augmentation de la volatilité des prix boursiers. La plupart des recherches montrent cependant que la relation entre l’existence de la transaction programmée et l’augmentation de la volatilité est circonstancielle, tout au plus, et recouvre des phénomènes économiques plus fondamentaux. La présente étude examine les similarités entre la volatilité des prix boursiers à la bourse de New York en 1987, celle à la même bourse en 1929 et celle de la bourse de Montréal en 1987. Ces trois situations dans l’espace et le temps représentent trois événements différents sous deux aspects : existence de la transaction programmée (à New York en 1987 seulement) et incidence d’autres facteurs que la transaction programmée (facteurs différents en 1929 seulement). Ils permettent ainsi de rejeter, par un test avec un minimum d’ambiguïté, l’hypothèse d’une relation entre la transaction programmée et l’augmentation de la volatilité. Les résultats de l’étude confirment ceux des études antérieures, dont celles de Roll (1988), Edwards (1988) et Wyss et DeAngelis (1987).

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  • To, Minh-Chau & Marcil, Benoît, 1989. "La transaction programmée et la volatilité," L'Actualité Economique, Société Canadienne de Science Economique, vol. 65(2), pages 248-262, juin.
  • Handle: RePEc:ris:actuec:v:65:y:1989:i:2:p:248-262
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