• Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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• v.7 no.2
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• pp.196-204
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• 2002

This paper examines the price discovery role of the KOSPI 200 futures index for its cash index. It was used the intrady data for KOSPI 200 and futures index from July 1998 to June 2001. The existing Preceding study for KOSPI 200 futures index was used the data of early market installation, but this study is distinguished to use a recent data accompanied with the great volume of transaction and various investors. We established three hypothesis to examine whether there is the price discovery role in the KOPSI 200 futures index and the characteristics of that. First, to examine whether the lead-lag relation is induced by the infrequent trading of component stocks, observations are sorted by the size of the trading volume of cash index. In a low trading volume, the long lead time is reported and the short lead time in a high volume. It is explained that the infrequent trading effect have an influence on the price discovery role. Second, to examine whether the lead-lag relation is different under bad news and good news, observations are sorted by the sign and size of cash index returns. In a bad news the long lead time is reported and the short lead time in a good news. This is explained by the restriction of"short selling" of the cash index Third, we compared estimates of the lead and lag relationships on the expiration day with those on days prior to expiration using a minute-to-minute data. The futures-to-spot lead time on the expiration day was at least as long as other days Prior to expiration, suggesting that "expiration day effects" did not demonstrate a temporal character substantially different form earlier days. Thus, while arbitrage activity may be presumed to be the greatest at expiration, such arbitrage transactions were not sufficiently strong or Pervasive to alter the empirical price relationship for the entire day. for the entire day.

• The Korean Journal of Financial Management
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• v.23 no.1
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• pp.243-266
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• 2006

This paper tests cross hedging performance of the KOSPI 200 stock index futures to hedge the downside risk of the KOSPI, KOSPI 200 and KOSDAQ50 spot market. For this purpose we introduce the minimum variance hedge model, bivariate GARCH(1,1) and EGARCH(1,1) model as hedge models. The main results are as follows; First, we find that the direct hedge performance of KOSPI 200 index futures is better than those of indirect hedge performance. second, in case or cross hedge performance the hedge effect of KOSPI 200 stock index futures market against KOSPI 200 stock index spot market is relatively better than those of KOSPI 200 index futures against KOSPI and KOSDAQ spot position. Third, for the out-sample, hedging effectiveness of the risk-minimization with constant hedge ratios is higher than those of the time varying bivariate GARCH(1,1) and EGARCH(1,1) model. In conclusion, investors are encouraged to use simple risk-minimization model rather than the time varying hedge models like GARCH and EGARCH model to hedge the position of the Korean stock index cash markets.

• The Korean Journal of Financial Management
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.235-261
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• 2003

We examine the relationship between the trading activities of Korea Stock Price Index (KOSPI) 200 futures contract and its underlying stock market volatility for about six years from May 1996 when the futures contract was introduced. The trading activities of the futures contracts are proxied by the volume and open interest, which are divided into expected and unexpected portions by using the previous data. The daily, intradilay, and overnight cash volatility is estimated by the GJR-GARCH model. We find a positive contemporaneous relationship between the intradaily stock market volatility and the unexpected futures volume while the relationship between the volatility and expected futures volume is weakly negative or non-existent. We also find that the unexpected futures volume strongly causes intradaily cash volatility. On the other hand, the overnight cash volatility causes the unexpected futures volume. The impulse responses between these variables are all positive. The result implies that during a trading time futures trading tends to increase the cash volatility while the unexpected overnight changes in cash volatility tends to increase the futures trading activities. We, however, find no association between the cash volatility and futures maturities.

• The Korean Journal of Financial Management
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• v.21 no.1
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• pp.205-229
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• 2004

The deviation from put-call parity condition may affect market prices since it provides an opportunity of arbitrage to many participants. This study uses the KOSPI200 index data and examines the interdependence among spot, futures, and options contracts by examining whether the deviations from the parity have significant roles in price formation. Whenever the parity condition is violated, the deviation tends to affect the prices significantly in most markets. The results show that positive values of deviation are associated with the fall of the prices in the spot and put option contracts and the rise of the call option premiums, thus decreasing the deviations. Also, the decreasing impact of deviations lasts for at Beast an hour in most markets. Futures prices, however, do not show clear relations with the deviations, which suggests the possibility that futures markets lead other markets.

• The Korean Journal of Financial Management
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.141-169
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• 1997

본 논문은 시장개설 초기 4개월간의 주가지수 선물수익률과 기초자산인 현물(KOSPI 200) 수익률간의 선도-지연효과를 두 개의 모형을 이용하여 실증검증하였다. 첫 번째 모형은 설명 변수로 선물수익률의 시차변수를 사용하고 종속변수로 현물수익률을 사용했다. 두 번째 모형은 설명변수로 선물수익률의 시차변수를 사용하는 것은 첫 번째 모형과 같으나 종속변수로 ARMA모형에서 구한 현물수익률의 오차항(return innovations)을 사용하였다. 또, 여러 시장조건에서 현물수익률과 선물수익률사이의 선도-지연효과가 특정한 양상을 보이는가를 분석하였다. 좋은 정보와 나쁜 정보, 거래량이 많은 경우와 적은 경우, 변동성이 높은 경우와 낮은 경우로 나누어서 선도-지연효과를 살펴보았다. 실증검증의 결과 KOSPI 200 현물수익률은 ARMA(2,3) 모형이 적합하며 선물이 현물을 10분 이내로 선도한다. 하지만 그 관계는 일방적인 것이 아니어서 15분후에는 현물이 선물을 선도하는 피드백(feed-back) 현상이 나타났다. 좋은 정보(good news)에서는 선물이 현물을 5분정도 선도하고 나쁜 정보(bad news)하에서는 선물 선도현상이 약해진다. 보통 정보(morderate news)하에서는 현물이 선물을 10분내로 선도한다. 거래량이 많은 경우와 변동성이 높은 경우에는 선물이 현물을 선도하는 것이 뚜렷하나 거래량이 적은 경우와 변동성이 낮은 경우에는 선물과 현물간에는 특정한 선도-지연현상이 나타나지 않는다.

• The Korean Journal of Financial Management
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• v.14 no.3
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• pp.289-318
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• 1997

본 논문에서는 1996년 5월 3일에 한국에서 주가지수선물거래가 시작된 이후 선물가격 형성이 적정하게 이루어지고 있는지를 검증하기 위하여 실제 선물가격과 이론가치를 비교하고 차익거래 기회와 만기간 스프레드거래 기회에 대한 실증분석을 실시하였다. 실증분석 결과 KOSPI 200 지수선물시장에서 선물가격은 이론가치에 비하여 지속적으로 저평가되는 현상을 나타냈으며, 증권거래소 회원사 뿐만이 아니라 비회원사에게도 선물매입/현물매도 차익거래 기회가 빈번하게 지속적으로 발생하였으며, 선물가격과 차익거래 밴드와의 괴리율 수준이 크게 나타났다. 두번째 근월물(원월물) 선물가격이 첫 번째 근월물(근월물) 선물가격에 비하여 지속적으로 저평가되는 현상을 나타냈으며, 거래소 회원사에게 원월물 매입/근윌물 매도 스프레드거래 기회가 존재하였으나 원월물 선물의 낮은 거래량을 고려하면 스프레드거래 기회는 제한적이었다고 할 수 있다. 그리고 분석기간을 네 기간으로 구분하여 조사한 결과 첫번째 기간부터 세번째 기간까지(1996.5-1997.4)는 선물가격의 저평가 현상이 지속적으로 나타나고 차익거래 기회도 빈번하게 발생하였으나 네번째 기간(1997.5-1997.8)에는 선물가격과 현물지수 사이의 가격불균형이 크게 축소되었고 차익거래 기회 빈도 및 괴리율 수준이 크게 감소되었다.

• The Korean Journal of Financial Management
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• v.24 no.2
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• pp.41-79
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• 2007

This study examines the expiration-day effects of stock index futures and options in the Korean stock market. The so-called 'expiration-day effects', which are the abnormal stock price movements on derivatives expiration days, arise mainly from cash settlement. Index arbitragers have to bear the risk of their positions unless they liquidate their index stocks on the expiration day. If many arbitragers execute large buy or sell orders on the expiration day, abnormal trading volumes are likely to be observed. If a lot of arbitragers unwind positions in the same direction, temporary trading imbalances induce abnormal stock market volatility. By contrast, if some information arrives at market, the abnormal trading activity must be considered a normal process of price discovery. Stoll and Whaley(1987) investigated the aggregate price and volume effects of the S&P 500 index on the expiration day. In a related study, Stoll and Whaley(1990) found a similarity between the price behavior of stocks that are subject to program trading and of the stocks that are not. Thus far, there have been few studies about the expiration-day effects in the Korean stock market. While previous Korean studies use the KOSPI 200 index data, we analyze the price and trading volume behavior of individual stocks as well as the index. Analyzing individual stocks is important for two reasons. First, stock index is a market average. Consequently, it cannot reflect the behavior of many individual stocks. For example, if the expiration-day effects are mainly related to a specific group, it cannot be said that the expiration of derivatives itself destabilizes the stock market. Analyzing individual stocks enables us to investigate the scope of the expiration-day effects. Second, we can find the relationship between the firm characteristics and the expiration-day effects. For example, if the expiration-day effects exist in large stocks not belonging to the KOSPI 200 index, program trading may not be related to the expiration-day effects. The examination of individual stocks has led us to the cause of the expiration-day effects. Using the intraday data during the period May 3, 1996 through December 30, 2003, we first examine the price and volume effects of the KOSPI 200 and NON-KOSPI 200 index following the Stoll and Whaley(1987) methodology. We calculate the NON-KOSPI 200 index by using the returns and market capitalization of the KOSPI and KOSPI 200 index. In individual stocks, we divide KOSPI 200 stocks by size into three groups and match NON-KOSPI 200 stocks with KOSPI 200 stocks having the closest firm characteristics. We compare KOSPI 200 stocks with NON-KOSPI 200 stocks. To test whether the expiration-day effects are related to order imbalances or new information, we check price reversals on the next day. Finally, we perform a cross-sectional regression analysis to elaborate on the impact of the firm characteristics on price reversals. The main results seem to support the expiration-day effects, especially on stock index futures expiration days. The price behavior of stocks that are subject to program trading is shown to have price effects, abnormal return volatility, and large volumes during the last half hour of trading on the expiration day. Return reversals are also found in the KOSPI 200 index and stocks. However, there is no evidence of abnormal trading volume, or price reversals in the NON-KOSPI 200 index and stocks. The expiration-day effects are proportional to the size of stocks and the nearness to the settlement time. Since program trading is often said to be concentrated in high capitalization stocks, these results imply that the expiration-day effects seem to be associated with program trading and the settlement price determination procedure. In summary, the expiration-day effects in the Korean stock market do not exist in all stocks, but in large capitalization stocks belonging to the KOSPI 200 index. Additionally, the expiration-day effects in the Korean stock market are generally due, not to information, but to trading imbalances.

• The Korean Journal of Financial Management
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• v.23 no.1
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• pp.101-133
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• 2006

We examine whether new derivatives on KOSPI 200 affect volatility asymmetry of KOSPI 200 portfolio, relative to the carefully matched non-KOSPI 200 portfolio. To test the effect or new derivatives trading, we use GJR-GARCH model and newly developed Volatility Ratio(down-market volatility to up-market volatility ratio). Our results show that KOSPI 200 portfolio experiences lower volatility asymmetry than non-KOSPI 200 portfolio after the trading of new derivatives on KOSPI 200, especially after the introduction of stock index options(KOSPI 200 options). For non-KOSPI portfolio, no significant reduction in volatility asymmetry occurred when trading of stock index options began. Also, we find that in the period of after January 1999, the period of after do-regulations and Financial Crisis in the Korean capital market, volatility asymmetry of stock markets was significantly decreased. This means that level of volatility asymmetry is closely related to the level of market regulations. Further, the results of the paper show that leverage effect and changes in foreign exchange ratio can be good candidates for explaining the stylized volatility asymmetry in the Korean stock market.

• The Korean Journal of Financial Studies
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• v.5 no.1
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• pp.191-212
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• 1999

1997년에 우리 나라는 외환충격으로 인한 금융위기 속에서 시장가격이 급격하게 변동하였다. 이로 인해 차익거래를 가능하게 하는 차입과 대출이 크게 제약되었고, 이것은 시장간 균형관계에 중요한 영향을 줄 수 있다. 이에 이러한 금융위기에서도 주요 시장간의 균형관계가 유지되었는지를 검정하는 것이 이 연구의 목적이다. 분석자료로 KOSPI 200 현물 종가 및 선물 결제가격, 연간 회사채 수익률, 양도성 예금 연간이자율, 기준환율의 일일 자료를 사용하였다. 1996년 5월 3일부터 1998년 5월 21일까지의 기간을 외환충격에 의한 금융위기 전, 중, 후의 3단계로 구분하여 각 단계별로 백터오차수정모형 분석과 충격반응분석을 하였다. 금융위기 이전인 제1단계에서는 5개 내생변수간의 균형관계가 존재하였다. 금융위기가 급속하게 진행된 제2단계에서는 균형관계가 존재하지 않았다. 그러나 주가지수, 주가지수 선물가격 및 기준환율 변수를 내생변수로 하고, 나머지 변수를 외생변수로 분석한 경우에는 균형관계가 존재하였다. 금융위기 진정단계인 제3단계에서는 5개 내생변수간의 균형관계가 성립하였다.

• The Korean Journal of Financial Studies
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• v.8 no.1
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• pp.55-76
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• 2002

본 연구는 KOSPI 200 선물시장의 거래자료를 이용하여 시장의 미시구조에 의한 하루중 수익률, 변동성 및 거래량 형태를 검토하였다. 본 연구의 주요 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 지수선물시장의 하루중 변동성과 거래량 형태는 일말효과보다 일초효과가 크게 나타나는 조잡한 W자형 형태이다. 이러한 형태는 Brock-Kleidon(1992)의 시장폐장이론에 의해 설명되지만, 동시호가제 등 국내시장의 운영제도에 의해서도 영향을 받고 있음을 보여준다. 둘째, 현물시장의 폐장시간대의 변동성 감소는 한 금융시장의 폐장에서 다른 관련 금융시장의 가격변동성 하락을 예측한 King-Wadhwani(1990)의 이론적 연구결과와 일치한다. 셋째, 수익률의 하루중 형태는 요일에 따라 상이하며 매우 노이즈한 행태를 보여주었다. 그리고 수익률의 요일효과 분석에서 일주일 중 가장 낮은 수익률이 화요일에 발생하는 화요일 효과를 발견하였다. 월요일 효과도 발견되었지만, 그 크기면에서 화요일 효과가 지배적이었다.