Implied integrated variance and hedging

Ruth Kaila

Quantitative Finance, 2015, vol. 15, issue 9, 1515-1530

Abstract: If the volatility is stochastic, stock price returns and European option prices depend on the time average of the variance, i.e. the integrated variance, not on the path of the volatility. Applying a Bayesian statistical approach, we compute a forward-looking estimate of this variance, an option-implied integrated variance. Simultaneously, we obtain estimates of the correlation coefficient between stock price and volatility shocks, and of the parameters of the volatility process. Due to the convexity of the Black-Scholes formula with respect to the volatility, pricing and hedging with Black-Scholes-type formulas and the implied volatility often lead to inaccuracies if the volatility is stochastic. Theoretically, this problem can be avoided by using Hull-White-type option pricing and hedging formulas and the integrated variance. We use the implied integrated variance and Hull-White-type formulas to hedge European options and certain volatility derivatives.

Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1080/14697688.2014.1002418

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