Expected Option Returns and the Structure of Jump Risk Premia

40 Pages Posted: 18 Mar 2009

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Nicole Branger

University of Münster - Finance Center Muenster

Alexandra Hansis

Goethe University Frankfurt - House of Finance

Christian Schlag

Goethe University Frankfurt; Leibniz Institute for Financial Research SAFE

Date Written: February 20, 2009

Abstract

The paper analyzes expected option returns in models with stochastic volatility and jumps. A comparison with empirically documented returns shows that the ability of the model to explain these returns can differ significantly depending on the holding period and depending on whether we consider call or put options. Furthermore, we show that the size of the jump risk premium and its decomposition into a premium for jump intensity risk, jump size risk, and jump variance risk has a significant impact on expected option returns. In particular, expected returns on OTM calls can even become negative if e.g. jump variance risk is priced.

Keywords: Option returns, put puzzle, jump risk premia, volatility risk premium

JEL Classification: G13

Suggested Citation

Branger, Nicole and Hansis, Alexandra and Schlag, Christian, Expected Option Returns and the Structure of Jump Risk Premia (February 20, 2009). AFA 2010 Atlanta Meetings Paper, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1361739 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1361739

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Alexandra Hansis

Goethe University Frankfurt - House of Finance ( email )

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Christian Schlag

Goethe University Frankfurt ( email )

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