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Fundamentals, Derivatives Market Information and Oil Price Volatility

Michel A. Robe, +1 more
- 01 Apr 2016 - 
- Vol. 36, Iss: 4, pp 317-344
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In this article, the authors investigate price volatility in the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) and Brent crude oil markets between 2000 and 2014 and provide empirical evidence of a relationship between the term structure of option-implied volatilities and global macroeconomic conditions, physical market fundamentals (OPEC surplus output capacity, oil storage) and economy-wide financial uncertainty.
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We investigate price volatility in the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) and Brent crude oil markets between 2000 and 2014. We provide empirical evidence of a relationship between the term structure of option-implied volatilities and global macroeconomic conditions, physical market fundamentals (OPEC surplus output capacity, oil storage) and economy-wide financial uncertainty (captured by the equity VIX). Based on public data regarding trader positions in U.S. futures markets, the intensity of oil speculation is statistically insignificant. Unexpected disruptions in the crude oil space are associated with large regression residuals. Our findings suggest that derivatives (“paper”) market contain information on the magnitude and duration of major oil market disruptions.

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