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Impacts of derivative markets on spot market volatility and their persistence

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  • Lik Fong
  • Chulwoo Han

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In this article, we investigate the impacts of futures and options markets on the volatility of the underlying market. Unlike earlier studies, the focus is on their persistence over time. Tests on the Hang Seng index yield several interesting results that often contrast with previous findings. Empirical results suggest that the quality of new information generated by derivative trading determines the impacts on the spot market volatility. The futures market provides new, material information reducing spot market volatility. The Options market, on the other hand, generates noisy information and distorts price, which is followed by an increase in volatility and a decrease in its sensitivity to price change. While the impact of futures persists, that of options mostly disappears as the market matures. Our conjecture is that the futures market is mainly driven by informed, experienced participants, while the options market attracts new, inexperienced investors.

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  • Lik Fong & Chulwoo Han, 2015. "Impacts of derivative markets on spot market volatility and their persistence," Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 47(22), pages 2250-2258, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:applec:v:47:y:2015:i:22:p:2250-2258
    DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2015.1005813
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    1. Pelagidis, Theodore & Panagiotopoulos, George, 2019. "Forward Freight Agreements and Market Transparency in the Capesizs Sector," MPRA Paper 107035, University Library of Munich, Germany.

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