This paper examines the role of information from the options market in forecasting the equity premium. We provide empirical evidence that the equity premium is predictable out-of-sample using a set of CBOE strategy benchmark indices as predictors. We use a range of econometric approaches to...

This paper examines the role of information from the options market in forecasting the equity premium. We provide empirical evidence that the equity premium is predictable out-of-sample using a set of CBOE strategy benchmark indices as predictors. We use a range of econometric approaches to...

Hedge funds implement elaborate investment strategies that include a variety of positions and assets. As a result, there is significant time variation in the set of risk factors and their respective loadings which in turn introduces severe model risk in any attempt to model and forecast hedge...