Same firm, two volatilities: how variance risk is priced in credit and equity markets
Same firm, two volatilities: how variance risk is priced in credit and equity markets
Variance risk premia (VRP) based on equity and credit market information for the same firm differ substantially in magnitude. VRP is strongly dependent on firm characteristics. Higher-leveraged and larger firms have lower VRP. The smirk in the plot of VRP vs. leverage is higher for low-levered firms than for high-levered firms. This smirk is more pronounced in the credit market than in the equity market. VRP, and especially credit VRP, correlates with higher future returns and is a priced source of risk in both markets.
CDS, Implied volatility, Realized volatility, Stocks, Variance risk premia
Kita, Arben
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Tortorice, Daniel L.
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August 2021
Kita, Arben
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Tortorice, Daniel L.
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Kita, Arben and Tortorice, Daniel L.
(2021)
Same firm, two volatilities: how variance risk is priced in credit and equity markets.
Journal of Corporate Finance, 69, [101885].
(doi:10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2021.101885).
Abstract
Variance risk premia (VRP) based on equity and credit market information for the same firm differ substantially in magnitude. VRP is strongly dependent on firm characteristics. Higher-leveraged and larger firms have lower VRP. The smirk in the plot of VRP vs. leverage is higher for low-levered firms than for high-levered firms. This smirk is more pronounced in the credit market than in the equity market. VRP, and especially credit VRP, correlates with higher future returns and is a priced source of risk in both markets.
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Accepted/In Press date: 5 January 2021
e-pub ahead of print date: 28 February 2021
Published date: August 2021
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Daniel Tortorice gratefully acknowledges support from the Robert L. Ardizzone (’63) Fund for Tenure Track Excellence at the College of The Holy Cross.
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Keywords:
CDS, Implied volatility, Realized volatility, Stocks, Variance risk premia
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Local EPrints ID: 448473
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/448473
ISSN: 0929-1199
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