Hedging effectiveness for international index futures markets

This paper investigates the hedging effectiveness of the International Index Futures Markets using daily settlement prices for the period 4 January 2010 to 31 December 2015. Standard OLS regressions, Error Correction Model (ECM), as well as Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) cointegration model a...

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Main Authors: Koulis Alexandros, Kaimakamis George, Beneki Christina
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Language:English
Published: Riga Technical University Press 2018-07-01
Series:Economics and Business
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/eb-2018-0012
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description This paper investigates the hedging effectiveness of the International Index Futures Markets using daily settlement prices for the period 4 January 2010 to 31 December 2015. Standard OLS regressions, Error Correction Model (ECM), as well as Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) cointegration model are employed to estimate corresponding hedge ratios that can be employed in risk management. The analyzed sample consists of daily closing market rates of the stock market indexes of the USA and the European futures contracts. The findings indicate that the time varying hedge ratios, if estimated through the ARDL model, are more efficient than the fixed hedge ratios in terms of minimizing the risk. Additionally, there is evidence that the comparative advantage of advanced econometric approaches compared to conventional models is enhanced further for capital markets within peripheral EU countries
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spelling doaj-art-fb5ba8cb22bd456fba09679ab12e077b2025-08-20T02:18:01ZengRiga Technical University PressEconomics and Business1407-73372256-03942018-07-0132114915910.2478/eb-2018-0012eb-2018-0012Hedging effectiveness for international index futures marketsKoulis Alexandros0Kaimakamis George1Beneki Christina2Department of Business Administration, Technological Institute of Ionian Islands,Atena,GreeceHellenic Army Academy,Atena, GreeceDepartment of Business Administration, Technological Institute of Ionian Islands,Atena,GreeceThis paper investigates the hedging effectiveness of the International Index Futures Markets using daily settlement prices for the period 4 January 2010 to 31 December 2015. Standard OLS regressions, Error Correction Model (ECM), as well as Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) cointegration model are employed to estimate corresponding hedge ratios that can be employed in risk management. The analyzed sample consists of daily closing market rates of the stock market indexes of the USA and the European futures contracts. The findings indicate that the time varying hedge ratios, if estimated through the ARDL model, are more efficient than the fixed hedge ratios in terms of minimizing the risk. Additionally, there is evidence that the comparative advantage of advanced econometric approaches compared to conventional models is enhanced further for capital markets within peripheral EU countrieshttps://doi.org/10.2478/eb-2018-0012minimum variancehedge ratioeffectiveness
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Hedging effectiveness for international index futures markets
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minimum variance
hedge ratio
effectiveness
title Hedging effectiveness for international index futures markets
title_full Hedging effectiveness for international index futures markets
title_fullStr Hedging effectiveness for international index futures markets
title_full_unstemmed Hedging effectiveness for international index futures markets
title_short Hedging effectiveness for international index futures markets
title_sort hedging effectiveness for international index futures markets
topic minimum variance
hedge ratio
effectiveness
url https://doi.org/10.2478/eb-2018-0012
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