Fahlenbrach, Rudiger (Ohio State U) Sandas, Patrik (U of Virginia)
Abstract
We re-examine the co-movements of index options and futures quotes first studied in Bakshi, Cao, and Chen (2000). We show that the frequency of quote co-movements that are inconsistent with standard option pricing models is significantly higher around option trades. We examine empirically two explanations for these co-movements. First, we show that in simulations the stochastic volatility model can generate approximately the right frequency of inconsistent co-movements when its parameters are chosen to match observed option prices. But even allowing for different regimes in trade and no-trade periods the model generates virtually the same frequency of inconsistent co-movements. Second, we examine the quote co-movements in event-time around trades and show that they are consistent with either traders picking off stale option quotes or with traders submitting aggressive limit orders. Our evidence suggest that inconsistent co-movements reflect both departures from the univariate diffusion model and market microstructure frictions.
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Paper provided by Ohio State University, Charles A. Dice Center for Research in Financial Economics in its series Working Paper Series with number
2006-2.
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