Hedgers, investors, and futures returns volatility: the case of NYMEX crude oil

George Milunovich, Ronald D. Ripple

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Abstract

We present a new model to evaluate the volatility of futures returns. The model is a combination of Dynamic Conditional Correlation and an augmented EGARCH, which allows us to evaluate the differential effects of the trading activity of two classes of optimizing traders. We apply the model to the NYMEX crude oil futures contract, and we find that the rebalancing activity of hedgers has a significant and positive effect on returns volatility. However, we also find that the rebalancing activity attributable to crude oil futures for non-hedging investors has no significant effect.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-22
Number of pages22
JournalMacquarie economics research papers
Volume2006
Issue number7
Publication statusPublished - 2006

Keywords

  • portfolio choice
  • WTI oil volatility
  • optimal hedge ratio
  • dynamic conditional correlation

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