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Index options realized returns distributions from passive investment strategies

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  • José P. Dapena
  • Julian R. Siri

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Few papers provide research about options returns, and the few available are focused in the analysis from the perspective of the long side of the option contract, i.e. the buyer that pays the price and her expected and realized option return. The main point of our research work is to provide a simple metric to analyze option returns from the perspective of the short side of the contract, the seller, where at the time of the sale of naked options, capital is committed in the form of a guarantee or margin (similar to net worth). We estimate realized returns from passive investment strategies, by assuming puts and calls are kept until the expiration of the maturity. To that purpose we develop an appropriate algorithm which is applied on real historic data. Our result is a distribution of realized option returns (ex-ante prices and ex-post cash flows whether the options end up in or out-of-the-money with respect to margin requirements) for the seller point of view, as if the seller was an insurer seeking to calculate how profitable the insurance activity is. From the results we can see that selling puts is more profitable than selling calls, without adjusting for the return of the underlying asset and for the risk free rate of return, something in line with what was expected, but we also find that the risk is approximately the same. We also find that time tends to increase the realized returns, measured everything on annual basis.

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  • José P. Dapena & Julian R. Siri, 2015. "Index options realized returns distributions from passive investment strategies," CEMA Working Papers: Serie Documentos de Trabajo. 580, Universidad del CEMA.
  • Handle: RePEc:cem:doctra:580
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    1. Rubinstein, Mark, 1984. "A Simple Formula for the Expected Rate of Return of an Option over a Finite Holding Period," Journal of Finance, American Finance Association, vol. 39(5), pages 1503-1509, December.
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    1. Julián R. Siri & Juan A. Serur & José P. Dapena, 2017. "Testing momentum effectfor the US market: From equity to option strategies," CEMA Working Papers: Serie Documentos de Trabajo. 621, Universidad del CEMA.
    2. José P. Dapena & Juan A. Serur & Julián R. Siri, 2019. "Risk on-Risk off: A regime switching model for active portfolio management," CEMA Working Papers: Serie Documentos de Trabajo. 706, Universidad del CEMA.
    3. José P. Dapena & Julian R. Siri, 2017. "Testing excess returns from passive options investment strategies," CEMA Working Papers: Serie Documentos de Trabajo. 605, Universidad del CEMA.
    4. José P. Dapena & Juan A. Serur & Julián R. Siri, 2018. "Measuring and trading volatility on the US stock market: A regime switching approach," CEMA Working Papers: Serie Documentos de Trabajo. 659, Universidad del CEMA.
    5. José P. Dapena & Juan A. Serur & Julián R. Siri, 2019. "A model free approach to the pricing of downside risk in argentinean stocks," CEMA Working Papers: Serie Documentos de Trabajo. 703, Universidad del CEMA.

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    Keywords

    Ex post returns; distribution; realized returns; option pricing;
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    JEL classification:

    • C1 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General
    • C3 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables
    • N2 - Economic History - - Financial Markets and Institutions
    • G11 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Portfolio Choice; Investment Decisions

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