Media type: E-Article Title: Is volatility risk priced in the KOSPI 200 index options market? Contributor: Yoon, Sun‐Joong; Byun, Suk Joon Published: Wiley, 2009 Published in: Journal of Futures Markets, 29 (2009) 9, Seite 797-825 Language: English DOI: 10.1002/fut.20386 ISSN: 0270-7314; 1096-9934 Keywords: Economics and Econometrics ; Finance ; General Business, Management and Accounting ; Accounting Origination: Footnote: Description: <jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>The negative volatility risk premium is understood as a result for a hedging demand against market declines. Although this negative volatility risk premium is observed in most index options markets, there are some doubts about its presence in the KOSPI 200 index options market. The majority of KOSPI 200 index option holders do not possess any position in the underlying market; the composition of trading groups of the KOSPI 200 index options significantly differs from that of its underlying index; in this circumstance, the presence of a hedging demand is questionable. This study shows that volatility risk does not require a premium in the KOSPI 200 index options market. Rather, jump fears influence KOSPI 200 options. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Jrl Fut Mark 29:797–825, 2009</jats:p>