Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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11020504 | Journal of Banking & Finance | 2018 | 61 Pages |
Abstract
After the financialization of commodity futures markets in 2004-2005 oil volatility has become a strong predictor of returns and volatility of the overall stock market. Furthermore, stocks' exposure to oil volatility risk now drives the cross-section of expected returns. The difference in average return between the quintile of stocks with low exposure versus high exposure to oil volatility is significant at 0.66% per month, and oil volatility risk carries a significant risk premium of â0.60% per month. We also find that increases in oil price uncertainty predict tightening funding constraints of financial intermediaries suggesting a link between oil volatility risk and the stock market.
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Authors
Peter Christoffersen, Xuhui (Nick) Pan,