TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to understand that option pricing is the response of option implied volatility (IV) to macroeconomic announcements. Design/methodology/approach– The authors use high-frequency data on ASX SPI 200 index options to examine the response of option IV, as well as higher moments of the underlying return distribution, to macroeconomic announcements. Additionally, the authors identify the response of the moments as a function of moneyness of the options. Findings– The findings suggest that in-the-money and out-of-the money options have difference characteristics in their responses, leading to the conclusion that heterogeneity in investor beliefs and preferences affect option IV through the state price density (SPD) function. Originality/value– The research contributes to the literature that examines whether IV captures the beliefs of market participants about the likelihood of future states together with the preferences of market participants towards these states. In particular, the authors relate changes in option IV to changes in macroeconomic announcements, through the impact of these announcements on the moments of the SPD function.
VL  - 6
IS  - 1
SN  - 1940-5979
DO  - 10.1108/RBF-01-2014-0006
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/RBF-01-2014-0006
AU  - Tanha Hassan
AU  - Dempsey Michael
AU  - Hallahan Terrence
PY  - 2014
Y1  - 2014/01/01
TI  - Macroeconomic information and implied volatility: evidence from Australian index options
T2  - Review of Behavioral Finance
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 46
EP  - 62
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -