Table 5

Means and standard deviations of estimated SVI-JW parameters within the sample periods

MaturityvτψτpτcτvτNV (%)
A: China 50 ETF options
10–90 daysMean0.0367−0.00150.43670.43370.036043798.6
SD0.00940.05060.13470.14260.0094  
>90 daysMean0.0418−0.05710.53220.41790.040013984.8
SD0.00860.07570.24260.15200.0086  
AllMean0.0379−0.01490.45970.42990.037057694.9
SD0.00950.06240.17190.14500.0093  
B: CSI 300 index options
10–90 daysMean0.0351−0.05410.54190.43360.033858792.4
SD0.01270.07030.19620.15220.0126  
>90 daysMean0.0337−0.14290.71810.43220.030627037.1
SD0.00990.09060.23310.16100.0101  
AllMean0.0347−0.08210.59740.43320.032785762.9
SD0.01190.08760.22390.15490.0120  
C: Soybean meal futures options
10–90 daysMean0.03390.08850.40190.57880.032230897.2
SD0.00800.06410.11540.17360.0072  
91–180 daysMean0.03280.09950.40900.60790.031027797.9
SD0.00710.06250.11030.15950.0068  
>180 daysMean0.02970.10910.35810.57630.027716297.0
SD0.00350.06040.10700.17200.0035  
AllMean0.03260.09700.39500.58910.030874797.4
SD0.00710.06320.11330.16860.0066  
D: Copper futures options
10–90 daysMean0.04000.00160.59810.60130.039333289.2
SD0.00940.08030.19140.23040.0091  
>90 daysMean0.04030.06470.40790.53720.038520993.3
SD0.01310.09790.15270.27120.0120  
AllMean0.04100.02600.52460.57660.039054190.8
SD0.01100.09270.20000.24870.0103  

Note(s): SVI-JW: SVI jump-wings parameters converted from the SSVI parameters (see Section 4.x for details). vτ: ATM variance, the squared implied ATM volatility. ψτ: ATM skew. pτ: slope of the left/put wing. cτ: slope of the right/call wing. vτ: minimum implied variance. Maturity: in calendar days. Sample periods for options on China 50 ETF, CSI 300 index and soybean meal futures are between January 4, 2021 and December 31, 2021. Copper futures options data are between November 2, 2020 and October 29, 2021. SD: standard deviation. N: number of optimal SVI curves. V: N as a percentage of all possible trading-expiry days combinations within the samples

Source(s): Authors’ own work

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