Volatility risk premium
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In mathematical finance, the volatility risk premium [1] is a measure of the extra amount investors demand in order to hold a volatile security, above what can be computed based on expected returns. It can be defined as the compensation for inherent volatility risk divided by the volatility beta. [2]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Jared Woodard (2011). Options and the Volatility Risk Premium. Financial Times Press. ASIN B004JN0UIQ
- ^ Antoine Petrus Cornelius van der Ploeg (2006).Stochastic volatility and the pricing of financial derivatives. University of Amsterdam. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). page 256