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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Stock index futures."”.
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ARBITRAGE STRATEGIES IN PERPETUAL FUTURES AND STOCK INDEX FUTURES
… The first part analyzes arbitrage in perpetual futures, which track underlying prices through a funding swap mechanism. We show that the clamping function embedded in the mechanism—previously overlooked in the literature—creates inherent no-arbitrage bounds that persist even in the absence of …
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Valuation of Stock Index Futures and Their Relation to the Underlying Index: Theory and Evidence (Hedging)
… and attitudes to risk were applied to the three stock index futures. Both optimal hedge ratios and measures of effectiveness were calculated. It was found that the models worked well with stock index futures: the various criteria (utility maximization, variance minimization, basis arbitrage) were …
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On the relationship of derivative assets to their underlying instruments
… through an integrated system. The second essay, "Stock Index Futures Trading and Stock Market Volatility," reviews theoretical models and empirical evidence on the relationships between the level of futures trading and volatility. An empirical investigation is conducted by examining the …
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Risk in Brazilian Stock and Futures Markets
… two questions: (i) Does volatility in emerging stock markets follow the time patterns observed in more traditional markets? and (ii) Can emerging futures markets in LDC's perform their classic functions of hedge provision and price discovery when operating under suboptimal conditions---high and …
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Changes in Trading Volume and Return Volatility Associated with S&P 500 Index Additions and Deletions
When a stock is added into the S&P 500 Index, it is automatically "cross-listed" in the index derivative markets (i.e., S&P 500 Index futures and Index options). I examined the effects of such cross-listing on the trading volume and return volatility of the underlying component stocks. Traditional …