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Analysis of the clientele effect and the information content of short‐term index option returns in Taiwan
Author(s) -
Pan GingGinq,
Shiu YungMing,
Wu TuCheng
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of futures markets
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.88
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1096-9934
pISSN - 0270-7314
DOI - 10.1002/fut.21910
Subject(s) - index (typography) , econometrics , stock (firearms) , stock exchange , economics , stock market index , term (time) , financial economics , stock market , business , geography , finance , computer science , context (archaeology) , physics , archaeology , quantum mechanics , world wide web
We compare and contrast the clientele effect, information content and the buy‐and‐ hold returns of options with weekly and monthly expiration periods (Weeklys and Monthlys) traded on the Taiwan Stock Exchange Capitalization‐weighted Stock Index (TAIEX). No significant clientele effect is discernible in either market. Furthermore, Weeklys has the wider bid‐ask spread and lower depth clearly implies greater information asymmetry than Monthlys. Unlike Weeklys, Monthlys are found to play a leading informational role in TAIEX returns. We further observe that both types of options have significantly negative returns.