This paper derives accurate inferences about the contribution of a high-dimensional set of option and stock characteristics to the cross-sectional variation in delta-hedged option returns. Unlike the extant literature that is largely focused on the construction of predictive models, we apply...

Several unique insights are documented based on a study of copper futures contracts traded in the U.S. and China. Based on our unique measures, we present evidence that the U.S. gold and silver futures markets reflect a fully arbitraged market and U.S. copper nearly so. In contrast, the Chinese...

"This book in manuscript form has been class-tested three times. This course was a doctoral seminar that was open to finance masters and doctoral students and also STEM students across the university. All of these students contributed a great deal to catching errors, forcing us to re-think how...