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Article: The New Zealand implied volatility index.(Report)
- Article from:
- New Zealand Economic Papers
- Article date:
- June 1, 2008
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1. Introduction
In 1993, the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) was the first exchange to introduce an implied volatility index, called the VIX. Based on a weighted average of implied volatilities of the S&P100 Index call and put options, the VIX was designed to be a measure of broad market volatility. Following this development, many exchanges constructed similar implied volatility indices for risk hedging and portfolio management purposes. Examples are the German Derivatives Exchange (DTB), which introduced an implied volatility index (VDAX) in 1994, the French Futures Exchange (MATIF), which launched two implied volatility indices (VX1, VX6) in 1997, and ...