This study empirically shows that the variation margin (VM) - the daily exchange of profit and loss from derivatives contracts in central clearing - exhibits a high volatility and a close relation to changes in market prices. The magnitude of VM procyclicality is comparable to that of the...

We propose the use of a new option which we call quadratic, and that central banks could use to smooth exchange rate volatility through the hedging strategies of the issuers. We derive analytic pricing and hedging formulas. We suggest a criterion to derive the optimal (for the Central Bank)...

This paper analyzes gasoline consumption in Japan for the period 2000- 2007 using the index decomposition analysis (IDA). The changes in gasoline con- sumption in Japan were attributed to five factors: (1) change in the annual average driving distance of new and vintage cars, (2) change in the...

<section xml:id="fut21618-sec-0001"> This study proposes a new estimation approach for option valuation (an implied pricing kernel‐based approach), which estimates model parameters under the physical probability measure (P‐measure) using a pricing kernel implied by the GARCH option pricing model. Analyzing the dataset on the...</section>

This paper proposes a simple method that employs credit default swap (CDS) data for analyzing systemic risk. The proposed method overcomes inconsistency problems in existing methods and can produce various indicators of systemic risk in a consistent manner. In addition, this method can measure...

Policy makers employed unconventional monetary policy (UMP) tools to respond to the recent global financial crisis in the U.S. and other advanced economies, and the UMP is about to be normalized. In this paper, we try to quantitiatively assess the effects of the UMP and its normalization on...

In this paper, we propose new indexes to measure the predictive power for future returns possessed by firm characteristics and find that the predictive power significantly differs across the cross section of assets. We also propose a filtering strategy to improve conventional...

Korean Abstract: 본 연구는 하향식 스트레스 테스트 방법에 기반하여 코로나19 위기가 한국의 금융 시스템리스크에 미친 영향을 분석하였다. 본 연구에서 감염병 모형을 이용하여 분석한 결과 코로나19 위기의 조기 종식을...

Korean Abstract: 본 논문은 시스템리스크 측정에 관한 그간의 연구성과들을 소개하고 시스템리스크에 대응하기 위한 거시건전성 정책체계에 대해 살펴본다. 그리고 한국의 현행 거시건전성 정책체계에 대해 검토하고 이를...

This study examines the role of firm-specific sentiment in the returns on shorted stocks in the Korean stock market. We find evidence that a low or high firm-specific sentiment predicts relatively lower shorted stock returns, whereas a mild sentiment does not. This evidence supports the...