The risk premia embedded in index options

A-Tier
Journal: Journal of Financial Economics
Year: 2015
Volume: 117
Issue: 3
Pages: 558-584

Authors (3)

Andersen, Torben G. (National Bureau of Economic Re...) Fusari, Nicola (not in RePEc) Todorov, Viktor (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

1.341 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 2.0x A-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

We study the dynamic relation between market risks and risk premia using time series of index option surfaces. We find that priced left tail risk cannot be spanned by market volatility (and its components) and introduce a new tail factor. This tail factor has no incremental predictive power for future volatility and jump risks, beyond current and past volatility, but is critical in predicting future market equity and variance risk premia. Our findings suggest a wide wedge between the dynamics of market risks and their compensation, which typically displays a far more persistent reaction following market crises.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:jfinec:v:117:y:2015:i:3:p:558-584
Journal Field
Finance
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-24