Price discovery among SSE 50 Index-based spot, futures, and options markets

Kwangwon Ahn, Yingyao Bi, Sungbin Sohn

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Abstract

This paper studies the contribution of newly launched SSE 50 Index-based options and futures to price discovery. We find that the derivatives markets quickly begin exhibiting price leadership over the corresponding spot market, despite their short history; the information share from both derivatives markets rose from 59.84% in mid-2015 to 84.6% in mid-2017. Using substantial regulation changes during the sample period, we test the trading cost hypothesis. The increases in derivatives transaction costs do not immediately impede their roles in price discovery. Findings suggest that in nascent and immature markets, investors’ trading experience matters more than trading costs.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)238-259
Number of pages22
JournalJournal of Futures Markets
Volume39
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2019 Feb 1

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
We thank the Editor (Robert I. Webb) and the session participants at the 14th Annual Conference of the Asia-Pacific Association of Derivatives in Busan, Korea for their valuable comments and suggestions.

Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Accounting
  • Business, Management and Accounting(all)
  • Finance
  • Economics and Econometrics

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