Research Department Working Papers
Are Equity Option Returns Abnormal? IPCA Says No
No. 2214
Abstract: We show that much of the profitability in equity option return strategies, which try to capture option mispricing by taking exposure to underlying volatility, can be explained by an IPCA model. The alpha reduction, relative to competing static factor models, is between 50% and 75% depending on the computing model and the type of option position.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24149/wp2214
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