On the relationship between implied volatility index and stock return index

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https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-8069.2021.e77707

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Reality, Identity, Truth, Value

Abstract

This study investigated the relationship between the Ibovespa returns and the implied volatility index in Brazil (IVol-BR). We analyzed whether the level of the IVol-BR is related to the present and future Ibovespa returns. OLS and quantile regressions were used to investigate possible differences in the relationships along the distribution of the IVol-BR. To test the robustness of the model, we applied an alternative proxy for volatility, estimated from a GARCH (1,1) model. An asymmetrical relationship was found in Brazilian investors’ response to different moments of market volatility, suggesting that negative Ibovespa returns have a stronger relationship with the IVol-BR than positive returns. The coefficients were higher at the extremes of the IVol-BR distribution. These results suggest that the Brazilian market reacts more strongly to bad news than to good news, in line with the ideas developed in the behavioral finance field.

Author Biographies

Aparecida de Fátima Ferreira Martins, Caixa Econômica Federal

Mestre em Ciências Contábeis (UFES)

Operadora de Mesa na Gerência Nacional de Renda Variável da Caixa Econômica Federal

, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES)

Doutora em Administração (COPPEAD/UFRJ)

Professora do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Contábeis (UFES)

Vinicius Mothe Maia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)

Doutor em Administração (PUC-RJ)

Professor do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Contábeis (UFRJ)

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Published

2021-12-15

How to Cite

Martins, A. de F. F. ., , & Maia, V. M. . (2021). On the relationship between implied volatility index and stock return index. Revista Contemporânea De Contabilidade, 18(49), 73–91. https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-8069.2021.e77707

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