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The Crash of '87: Was It Expected? The Evidence from Options Markets

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Transactions prices of S&P 500 futures options over 1985-87 are examined for evidence of expectations prior to October 1987 of an impending stock market crash. First, it is shown that out-of-the-money puts became unusually expensive during the year preceding the crash. Second, a model is derived for pricing American options on jump-diffusion processes with systematic jump risk. The jump-diffusion parameters implicit in options prices indicate that a crash was expected and that implicit distributions were negatively skewed during October 1986 to August 1987. Both approaches indicate no strong crash fears during the 2 months immediately preceding the crash. Copyright 1991 by American Finance Association.

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  • Bates, David S, 1991. "The Crash of '87: Was It Expected? The Evidence from Options Markets," Journal of Finance, American Finance Association, vol. 46(3), pages 1009-1044, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:jfinan:v:46:y:1991:i:3:p:1009-44
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