Beyond the Traditional VIX: A Novel Approach to Identifying Uncertainty Shocks in Financial Markets
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| author | Jha, Ayush Shirvani, Abootaleb Rachev, Svetlozar T. Fabozzi, Frank J. |
| author_facet | Jha, Ayush Shirvani, Abootaleb Rachev, Svetlozar T. Fabozzi, Frank J. |
| contents | We introduce a new identification strategy for uncertainty shocks to explain macroeconomic volatility in financial markets. The Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index (VIX) measures market expectations of future volatility, but traditional methods based on second-moment shocks and time-varying volatility of the VIX often fail to capture the non-Gaussian, heavy-tailed nature of asset returns. To address this, we construct a revised VIX by fitting a double-subordinated Normal Inverse Gaussian Levy process to S&P 500 option prices, providing a more comprehensive measure of volatility that reflects the extreme movements and heavy tails observed in financial data. Using an axiomatic approach, we introduce a general family of risk-reward ratios, computed with our revised VIX and fitted over a fractional time series to more accurately identify uncertainty shocks in financial markets. |
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| spellingShingle | Beyond the Traditional VIX: A Novel Approach to Identifying Uncertainty Shocks in Financial Markets Jha, Ayush Shirvani, Abootaleb Rachev, Svetlozar T. Fabozzi, Frank J. Econometrics Statistical Finance We introduce a new identification strategy for uncertainty shocks to explain macroeconomic volatility in financial markets. The Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index (VIX) measures market expectations of future volatility, but traditional methods based on second-moment shocks and time-varying volatility of the VIX often fail to capture the non-Gaussian, heavy-tailed nature of asset returns. To address this, we construct a revised VIX by fitting a double-subordinated Normal Inverse Gaussian Levy process to S&P 500 option prices, providing a more comprehensive measure of volatility that reflects the extreme movements and heavy tails observed in financial data. Using an axiomatic approach, we introduce a general family of risk-reward ratios, computed with our revised VIX and fitted over a fractional time series to more accurately identify uncertainty shocks in financial markets. |
| title | Beyond the Traditional VIX: A Novel Approach to Identifying Uncertainty Shocks in Financial Markets |
| topic | Econometrics Statistical Finance |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.02804 |