The stock beta coefficient literature extensively discusses the proper methods for the estimation of beta as well as its use in asset valuation. However, there are fewer references with respect to the appropriate time horizon that investors should utilize when evaluating the risk-return...

This study contributes to the age-old question of whether stock market returns are predictable, by studying the relationship of VIX futures term structure and future S&P500 returns. The objective of this empirical analysis is to verify if the shape of the volatility futures term structure has...