This study examines the impact of scheduled macroeconomic announcements on the option’s implied volatility index in the emerging market. The macroeconomic indicators considered are RBI monetary policy statements, the consumer price index, wholesale price index, index of industrial...

This study investigates the information content of RBI’s monetary policy and macroeconomic announcements and its impact on the implied volatility index. The empirical findings suggest that implied volatility (VIX) increases prior to the scheduled macroeconomic announcements. This study takes...