The impact of firm specific news on implied volatilities

被引:45
作者
Donders, MWM
Vorst, TCF
机构
[1] ERASMUS UNIV ROTTERDAM,DEPT FINANCE,NL-3000 DR ROTTERDAM,NETHERLANDS
[2] ERASMUS UNIV ROTTERDAM,ERASMUS CTR FINANCIAL RES,NL-3000 DR ROTTERDAM,NETHERLANDS
[3] INST RES & INVESTMENT SERV,NL-3011 AG ROTTERDAM,NETHERLANDS
关键词
event study; implied volatility;
D O I
10.1016/S0378-4266(96)00011-8
中图分类号
F8 [财政、金融];
学科分类号
0202 ;
摘要
We study the implied volatility behavior of call options around scheduled news announcement days. Implied volatilities increase significantly during the pre-event period and reach a maximum on the eve of the news announcement. After the news release, implied volatility drops sharply and gradually moves back to its long-run level. Only on the event date are movements in the price of the underlying significantly larger than expected. These results confirm the theoretical results of Merton (1973).
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页码:1447 / 1461
页数:15
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