A partially linear approach to modelling the dynamics of spot and futures prices

  • In this paper we consider the dynamics of spot and futures prices in the presence of arbitrage. We propose a partially linear error correction model where the adjustment coefficient is allowed to depend non-linearly on the lagged price difference. We estimate our model using data on the DAX index and the DAX futures contract. We find that the adjustment is indeed nonlinear. The linear alternative is rejected. The speed of price adjustment is increasing almost monotonically with the magnitude of the price difference.

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Author:Jürgen Gaul, Erik TheissenORCiDGND
URN:urn:nbn:de:hebis:30-54405
URL:https://www.ifk-cfs.de/index.php?id=1364
Parent Title (German):Center for Financial Studies (Frankfurt am Main): CFS working paper series ; No. 2008,12
Series (Serial Number):CFS working paper series (2008, 12)
Publisher:Center for Financial Studies
Place of publication:Frankfurt am Main
Document Type:Working Paper
Language:English
Year of Completion:2008
Year of first Publication:2008
Publishing Institution:Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg
Release Date:2008/04/11
Tag:cointegrated systems; futures markets; nonparametric methods; partially linear models
GND Keyword:Termingeschäft
Issue:March 5, 2008
Page Number:26
HeBIS-PPN:197750834
Institutes:Wissenschaftliche Zentren und koordinierte Programme / Center for Financial Studies (CFS)
Dewey Decimal Classification:3 Sozialwissenschaften / 33 Wirtschaft / 330 Wirtschaft
JEL-Classification:C Mathematical and Quantitative Methods / C1 Econometric and Statistical Methods: General / C14 Semiparametric and Nonparametric Methods
C Mathematical and Quantitative Methods / C3 Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models / C32 Time-Series Models; Dynamic Quantile Regressions (Updated!)
Licence (German):License LogoDeutsches Urheberrecht