This study investigates the value of two variance components and variance jumps in the pricing of VIX derivatives. In an attempt to significantly reduce the computational burden, we propose an efficient numerical technique for the pricing of VIX derivatives under the affine framework. Our...

This paper examines the hedging impact on the underlying stock market using a comprehensive dataset of covered warrants traded in the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE). Since TWSE requires the warrant issuers to conduct dynamic hedging over the life of warrants, we can estimate the number of shares...

This study investigates the institutional investors who hold nonzero synchronous positions in both derivative and underlying stocks to increase contract payoffs. We show that the potential manipulators settle or offset their TAIEX futures and options and simultaneously trade the constituent...