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Choi, Hoyong, Mueller, Philippe and Vedolin, Andrea (2017) Bond variance risk premiums. Review of Finance, 21 (3). pp. 987-1022. rfw072. doi:10.1093/rof/rfw072 ISSN 1572-3097.

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/rof/rfw072

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Abstract

This paper studies variance risk premiums in the Treasury market. We first develop a theory to price variance swaps and show that the realized variance can be perfectly replicated by a static position in Treasury futures options and a dynamic position in the underlying. Pricing and hedging is robust even in the underlying jumps. Using a large options panel data set on Treasury futures with different tenors, we report the following findings: First, the term structure of implied variances is downward sloping across maturities and increases in tenors. Moreover, the slope of the term structure is strongly linked to economic activity. Second, returns to the Treasury variance swap are negative and economically large. Shorting a variance swap produces an annualized Sharpe ratio of almost two and the associated returns cannot be explained by standard risk factors. Finally, the returns remain highly statistically significant even when accounting for transaction costs and margin requirements.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HG Finance
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School > Finance Group
Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Government securities, Hedging (Finance)
Journal or Publication Title: Review of Finance
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISSN: 1572-3097
Official Date: 1 May 2017
Dates:
DateEvent
1 May 2017Published
27 January 2017Available
2 September 2016Accepted
Volume: 21
Number: 3
Page Range: pp. 987-1022
Article Number: rfw072
DOI: 10.1093/rof/rfw072
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
Date of first compliant deposit: 1 November 2017
Date of first compliant Open Access: 27 January 2019

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