Exploiting Option Information in the Equity Market

Financial Analyst Journal 68(4), p. 56–72, 2012.

39 Pages Posted: 8 Feb 2012 Last revised: 29 Nov 2021

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Guido Baltussen

Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR); Northern Trust Corporation - Northern Trust Asset Management

Bart van der Grient

Robeco Quantitative Investments

Wilma de Groot

Robeco Asset Management

Weili Zhou

Robeco Asset Management

Erik Hennink

Rabobank International, Netherlands

Date Written: December 31, 2011

Abstract

Public option market information contains exploitable information for equity investors for an investable universe of liquid large-cap stocks. Strategies based on several option measures predict returns and alphas on the underlying stock. Transaction costs are an important factor given the high turnover of these strategies, but significant net alphas can be obtained when using a simple transaction cost reducing approach. These findings suggest that information diffuses from the option market into the underlying stock market.

Keywords: stock selection, behavioral finance, alpha strategies, equity returns, option markets, stock markets, information spillover, asset pricing

JEL Classification: G11, G12

Suggested Citation

Baltussen, Guido and van der Grient, Bart and de Groot, Wilma and Zhou, Weili and Hennink, Erik, Exploiting Option Information in the Equity Market (December 31, 2011). Financial Analyst Journal 68(4), p. 56–72, 2012. , Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2001461

Guido Baltussen (Contact Author)

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Bart Van der Grient

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Wilma De Groot

Robeco Asset Management ( email )

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Weili Zhou

Robeco Asset Management ( email )

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Erik Hennink

Rabobank International, Netherlands ( email )

Utrecht 3500 HG
Netherlands

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