Maturity Effect on Bid-Ask Spreads of OTC Currency Options

• المؤلفون الرئيسيون: CHONG, Beng Soon, DING, David K., TAN, Kok Hui
• التنسيق: text
• اللغة: English
• منشور في: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2003
• الموضوعات: maturity effect; bid-ask spread; OTC; currency options; term-to-maturitymaturity effect; term-to-maturity; Business; Finance and Financial Management
• الوصول للمادة أونلاين: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/1160; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/2159/viewcontent/MaturityEffectOnBid_AskSpreads_av.pdf

The paper ascertains the relation between bid-ask spreads and the contract maturity of OTC currency options. Contrary to previous findings in the futures market, spreads of currency options are found to be negatively related to the contract's term-to-maturity. The negative relation persists eve...