Year: 2010
Type: article
Abstract: We develop a general model to price VIX futures contracts. The model is adapted to test both the constant elasticity of variance (CEV) and the Cox–Ingersoll–Ross formulations, with and without jumps. Empirical tests on VIX futures prices provide out‐of‐sample estimates within 2% of the actual futures price for almost all futures maturities. We show that although jumps are present in the data, the models with jumps do not typically outperform the others; in particular, we demonstrate the important benefits of the CEV feature in pricing futures contracts. We conclude by examining errors in the model relative to the VIX characteristics. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Jrl Fut Mark 31:307–339, 2011
Source: Journal of Futures Markets
DOI: 10.1002/fut.20471
Authors: Brice Dupoyet, Robert T. Daigler, Zhiyao Chen
Institutions: Florida International University, University of Washington
Language: English
Subfield: Finance
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
Funder: Florida International University
OpenAlex ID: W2107318397