Abstract
When the Black-Scholes assumptions hold market is instantaneously complete and options are redundant securities. This paper tests whether options are needed for spanning of the pricing kernel in addition to the risk-free bond and underlying asset in Korean stock index options market. Using Hansen's GMM estimation method, we find that pricing kernel cannot be spanned with the risk-free bond and underlying asset. Options are needed for spanning to incorporate the additional risk factor. This result is consistent with previous results using American options market data.
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Citation
Hyun, J.S. and Rhee, B.K. (2004), "On the Incompleteness of Korean Stock Index Options Market", Journal of Derivatives and Quantitative Studies: 선물연구, Vol. 12 No. 2, pp. 25-43. https://doi.org/10.1108/JDQS-02-2004-B0002
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:Emerald Publishing Limited
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