The Informational Content of Financial Options for Quantitative Asset Management: A Review

HANDBOOK OF QUANTITIVE ASSET MANAGEMENT, B. Scherer, K. Winston, ed., Oxford University Press, Forthcoming

36 Pages Posted: 1 Nov 2009 Last revised: 12 Aug 2020

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Daniel Giamouridis

Bank of America - Bank of America Merrill Lynch; City University London - Cass Business School - Faculty of Finance; EDHEC Risk Institute

George S. Skiadopoulos

University of Piraeus, Department of Banking and Financial Management; Queen Mary, University of London, School of Economics and Finance

Date Written: October 29, 2009

Abstract

This paper surveys the literature that deals with the informational content of market option prices for the purposes of quantitative asset management. We review studies that have investigated whether market option prices may help a portfolio manager in the stock selection process, portfolio construction, risk measurement and management. The main ideas are highlighted and the advantages and limitations are outlined. The use of market option prices for stock market and style timing is also discussed and some key papers on the informational role of option’s volume are presented.

Keywords: Beta, Implied distributions, Implied volatility, Options, Portfolio construction, Stock selection, Value-at-Risk

JEL Classification: G1, G11, G13, G14, G34

Suggested Citation

Giamouridis, Daniel and Skiadopoulos, George and Skiadopoulos, George, The Informational Content of Financial Options for Quantitative Asset Management: A Review (October 29, 2009). HANDBOOK OF QUANTITIVE ASSET MANAGEMENT, B. Scherer, K. Winston, ed., Oxford University Press, Forthcoming, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1496285

Daniel Giamouridis (Contact Author)

Bank of America - Bank of America Merrill Lynch ( email )

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City University London - Cass Business School - Faculty of Finance ( email )

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EDHEC Risk Institute ( email )

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George Skiadopoulos

Queen Mary, University of London, School of Economics and Finance

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University of Piraeus, Department of Banking and Financial Management ( email )

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