Price Discovery in Stock and Options Markets

Journal of Financial Markets, Forthcoming

55 Pages Posted: 15 Aug 2014 Last revised: 7 Sep 2021

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Vinay Patel

University of Technology Sydney (UTS)

Tālis J. Putniņš

University of Technology Sydney (UTS); Digital Finance CRC; Stockholm School of Economics, Riga

David Michayluk

University of Technology Sydney (UTS) - School of Finance and Economics; Financial Research Network (FIRN); Centre for International Finance and Regulation (CIFR)

Sean Foley

Macquarie University

Date Written: August 13, 2019

Abstract

Using new empirical measures of information leadership, we find that the role of options in price discovery is up to five times larger than previously thought. Approximately one-quarter of new information is reflected in options prices before being transmitted to stock prices, with options playing a more important role in price discovery around information events. Using unique data on prosecuted insider trading, we find that insider traders often choose to trade in options, attracted by their leverage, and when they do the options share of price discovery is higher. Our results help interpret conflicting findings in the existing literature.

Keywords: price discovery, stock, option, information share, insider trading

JEL Classification: G14

Suggested Citation

Patel, Vinay and Putnins, Talis J. and Michayluk, David and Foley, Sean, Price Discovery in Stock and Options Markets (August 13, 2019). Journal of Financial Markets, Forthcoming, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2480870 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2480870

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