• Korean Business Review
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• v.16
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• pp.145-168
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• 2003

This study is mainly aimed at analyzing the influence of the divergency(mispricing) between KOSPI 200 theoretical prices and its real prices of KOSPI 200 spot index, considering the existence of arbitrage opportunity from the mispricing. The data in this study are the daily prices of 1262 days, from 3 May 1996 to 14 December 2000. The results of our empirical study represent that the real prices in KOSPI 200 Stock Index Futures are continuously undervalued relative to their corresponding theoretical prices. Our study reconfirms the results from previous studies conducted at the domestic and overseas markets. We conclude that the undervaluation, especially in the market opening period, could come from fear of investors, whose experiences in the stock index futures market are limited, chiefly because of loss and uncertainty of prediction toward interest rates and dividends. Our study also represents that KOSPI 200 index shows more volatilities during days with mispricing relative to days without mispricing.

• The Korean Journal of Financial Management
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• v.14 no.2
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• pp.57-81
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• 1997

본 논문에서는 한국주식시장에서 1996년 5월 3일부터 거래되고 있는 KOSPI 200 선물거래가 현물시장의 변동성에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지를 분석하였다. 현물시장의 변동성의 증가는 투자자와 시장에 매우 큰 영향을 미친다. 변동성의 증가는 투자위험의 증가를 의미하며 이는 자본비용의 상승과 자산의 시장가치의 하락을 가져온다. 따라서 선물거래의 도입이 현물시장의 변동성에 어떠한 영향을 미치는가를 분석하는 것은 매우 중요한 의미를 갖는다. 구체적인 분석의 방법으로 KOSPI 200의 수익률 자료를 이용한 변동성의 변화를 파악하고, KOSPI 200 구성종목과 대응표본종목들의 개별수익률 자료를 이용하여 선물거래가 변동성에 미치는 영향을 구체적으로 분석하였다. 변동성에 미치는 영향을 통제하지 않은 상태에서 KOSPI 200의 변동성은 선물시장 개장 이후에 증가한 것으로 나타났다. 그러나 이는 포트폴리오인 KOSPI 200의 결과이며 변동성에 영향을 미치는 공통요인들이 통제되지 않은 결과이다. 변동성에 미치는 공통요인들을 통제하고 횡단면 분석을 수행한 결과는 선물거래의 도입으로 현물시장의 변동성이 감소했음을 보여준다. 특히 KOSPI 200에의 포함 여부는 해당 종목의 변동성에 큰 음(-)의 영향을 주었던 것으로 나타났다.

• Journal of Intelligence and Information Systems
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• v.17 no.3
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• pp.187-201
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• 2011

KOSPI200 index is the Korean stock price index consisting of actively traded 200 stocks in the Korean stock market. Its base value of 100 was set on January 3, 1990. The Korea Exchange (KRX) developed derivatives markets on the KOSPI200 index. KOSPI200 index futures market, introduced in 1996, has become one of the most actively traded indexes markets in the world. Traders can make profit by entering a long position on the KOSPI200 index futures contract if the KOSPI200 index will rise in the future. Likewise, they can make profit by entering a short position if the KOSPI200 index will decline in the future. Basically, KOSPI200 index futures trading is a short-term zero-sum game and therefore most futures traders are using technical indicators. Advanced traders make stable profits by using system trading technique, also known as algorithm trading. Algorithm trading uses computer programs for receiving real-time stock market data, analyzing stock price movements with various technical indicators and automatically entering trading orders such as timing, price or quantity of the order without any human intervention. Recent studies have shown the usefulness of artificial intelligent systems in forecasting stock prices or investment risk. KOSPI200 index data is numerical time-series data which is a sequence of data points measured at successive uniform time intervals such as minute, day, week or month. KOSPI200 index futures traders use technical analysis to find out some patterns on the time-series chart. Although there are many technical indicators, their results indicate the market states among bull, bear and flat. Most strategies based on technical analysis are divided into trend following strategy and non-trend following strategy. Both strategies decide the market states based on the patterns of the KOSPI200 index time-series data. This goes well with Markov model (MM). Everybody knows that the next price is upper or lower than the last price or similar to the last price, and knows that the next price is influenced by the last price. However, nobody knows the exact status of the next price whether it goes up or down or flat. So, hidden Markov model (HMM) is better fitted than MM. HMM is divided into discrete HMM (DHMM) and continuous HMM (CHMM). The only difference between DHMM and CHMM is in their representation of state probabilities. DHMM uses discrete probability density function and CHMM uses continuous probability density function such as Gaussian Mixture Model. KOSPI200 index values are real number and these follow a continuous probability density function, so CHMM is proper than DHMM for the KOSPI200 index. In this paper, we present an artificial intelligent trading system based on CHMM for the KOSPI200 index futures system traders. Traders have experienced on technical trading for the KOSPI200 index futures market ever since the introduction of the KOSPI200 index futures market. They have applied many strategies to make profit in trading the KOSPI200 index futures. Some strategies are based on technical indicators such as moving averages or stochastics, and others are based on candlestick patterns such as three outside up, three outside down, harami or doji star. We show a trading system of moving average cross strategy based on CHMM, and we compare it to a traditional algorithmic trading system. We set the parameter values of moving averages at common values used by market practitioners. Empirical results are presented to compare the simulation performance with the traditional algorithmic trading system using long-term daily KOSPI200 index data of more than 20 years. Our suggested trading system shows higher trading performance than naive system trading.

• Journal of Information Technology Services
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.151-161
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• 2014

KOSPI 200 index options market has the highest trading volume in the global options markets. The risk and return structure of options contracts are very complex. Volatility complicates options trading because volatility plays a central role in options pricing process. This study develops a trading system for KOSPI 200 index options trading using KOSPI 200 volatility index. We design a database system to handle the complex options information such as price, volume, maturity, strike price, and volatility using Oracle DBMS. We then develop options trading strategies to test how the volatility index is related to the prices of complicated options trading strategies. Back test procedure is presented with PL/SQL of Oracle DBMS. We simulate the suggested trading system using historical data set of KOSPI 200 index options from December 2008 to April 2012.

• The Korean Journal of Financial Management
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.49-70
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• 2000

본 연구에서는 한국주식시장의 대표적 주가지수인 KOSPI 200 진입기업과 제외기업의 주가 행태에 어떤 변화가 있는지를 분석하였다. 1994년 6월 이후부터 1999년 정기변경때까지의 기간에 KOSPI 200에 새로 진입한 종목과 제외된 종목을 검증표본으로 하고 이와 유사한 특성을 가지는 기업들을 대응표본으로 삼아 두 집단간에 나타나는 비정상수익률 및 누적비정상수익률의 특성과 비정상수익률과 비정상거래량간의 관계를 비교 분석하였다. 사건일의 비정상수익률과 사건기간동안의 누적비정상수익룰에 대한 분석결과는 KOSPI 200에 새로 포함되거나 제외되는 종목의 주가행태에 뚜렷한 변화가 있다는 결과를 보여주지는 못하고 있다. 그러나 일부 표본의 분석결과는 KOSPI 200에 새로 진입하거나 제외되는 정보가 공시일 이전에 시장에 반영되는 모습을 보여주며, 외환위기 이후기간에 발생한 정기변경진입종목에 나타난 주가행태 변화와 주가변동과 거래량 변동간의 관계는 일부 가격압박가설로 설명될 수 있음을 보여준다. 그러나 본 연구의 분석결과는 지수 신규편입 종목들이 펀드에 신규로 편입되는 과정에서 거래량이 증가해 초과수익이 발생한다는 기존의 가격압박가설의 내용을 충분히 지지하지는 못하고 있다.

• 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.

• Management & Information Systems Review
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• v.35 no.2
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• pp.1-12
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• 2016

In this study, price discovery between the KOSPI200 spot, and leveraged ETFs(Leveraged KODEX, Leveraged TIGER, Leveraged KStar) is investigated using the vector error correction model(VECM). The main findings are as follows. Leveraged KODEX(Leveraged TIGER, Leveraged KStar) and KOSPI200 spot are cointegrated in most cases. There is no interrelations between the movement of Leveraged KODEX(Leveraged TIGER, Leveraged KStar) and KOSPI200 spot markets in case of daily data. Namely, in daily data, Leveraged KODEX(Leveraged TIGER, Leveraged KStar) doesn't plays more dominant role in price discovery than the KOSPI200 spot.

• Management Science and Financial Engineering
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.37-41
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• 2013

This study presents an application of stochastic model for limit order book (LOB) dynamics to Korean Stock Index Futures (KOSPI 200 Futures). Since KOSPI 200 futures market is widely known as one of the most liquid markets in the world, direct application of an existing model is hardly possible. Therefore, we modified an existing model to successfully model and predict the dynamics of extremely liquid KOSPI 200 futures market.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.15 no.12
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• pp.7018-7024
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• 2014

This study examined the squared returns and absolute returns of KOSPI 200 with GPH (Geweke and Porter-Hudak, 1983) estimators. GPH was estimated by the long-term memory preserving time series parameter d in linear regression. This called the GPH estimator, which depends on a bandwidth m. m was decided by confirming the stable section of the point estimate by validating the track of the GPH estimator according to the value of m. The result suggests that by satisfying 0< d <0.5, the squared returns and absolute returns of KOPI 200 retains long-term memory.

• Journal of Korean Institute of Industrial Engineers
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• v.38 no.4
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• pp.237-243
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• 2012

This paper proposes quantitative investment strategies for KOSPI200 index futures using VKOSPI and control chart. Stochastic control chart is employed to decide when to take a position as well as what position out of long and short should be taken by monitoring whether VKOSPI or difference of VKOSPI touches the control limit lines. The strategies include 4 approaches, which are traditional control chart and 2-Area control chart coupled with VKOSPI and its difference, respectively. Computational experiments using real KOSPI200 futures index for recent 3 years are conducted to show the excellence of the proposed investment strategies under control chart framework.