The impact of share index futures trading on the volatility and liquidity of the underlying assets on the Johannesburg stock exchange

• Main Author: Swart, Andre
• Other Authors: Uliana, Enrico
• Format: Dissertation
• Language: English
• Published: University of Cape Town 2014
• Subjects: Financial Management
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9723

Bibliography: leaves 68-71. === This study covers the period from 1990 to 1997 and investigates the relationship between the volume and value of index futures trading for the three main share indices and the volatility of the underlying assets on the JSE. The results of the regression tests indicate significant positive relationships between futures trading activity and the volatility of the underlying assets for the All Gold Index and the Industrial Index. This suggests that increased futures trading is associated with increased volatility in the underlying assets. The relationships were not significant for the All Share Index. The results support the hypothesis that index futures trading increases the volatility of the underlying assets.