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3 Decembor 2013
US Derivatives Spotlight
Figure 9: Comparing performance under rising and falling markets: Equity vs. various 36M call option strategies rolled
after 24M
044412 to Oct-07
Return
Volatility
0c147 to Mara
Return
Volatility
Mar-09 to Sop-13
Return
Volatility
49r-18 to Sop-19
&1ST
Volatility
dc-02 to Sop-13
More
Voladity
Rat/Vol
Equity
133%
128%
ea 3%
378%
223%
187%
189%
113%
8.0%
20.3%
392%
Outright. ATM
83%
104%
.220%
I17%
10.3%
11.4%
135%
79%
5.1%
❑.0%
462%
Spread: ATM • 5%
51%
00%
-11.3%
67%
8.1%
7.5%
♦6%
20%
4.5%
64%
70.1%
Spited. ATM • 2%
79%
56%
-151%
98%
10.1%
103%
101%
52%
53%
95%
568%
Spot AIM • 1M 2%
91%
9.6%
•201%
11.3%
9.8%
105%
-3.1%
7.1%
5.6%
102%
636%
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Since the total return (price appreciation + dividends) on the SPX has been
positive over the period studied (Dec-02 to Sep-13), the options strategies'
studied have underperformed the SPX (see Figure 10).
However, after
adjusting returns by the level of realized volatility (return/realized volatility) for
the entire period, the option strategies had better performance when
compared with equity . The lower portfolio volatility of the call strategies is a
key attraction for investors who are seeking equity returns but are put off by
the typically high volatility of equity portfolios.
Figure 10: Comparing performance of equity with various 36M calls rolled
after 24M
260
240 •
220 •
200 •
180
160
140
—Equity
Outright ATM
Spread. ATM - 6%
—Spread. ATM • 2%
—Spread. ATM - 1M 2%
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Smarr: ones. Rank Mamba, Wan:et.
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DecOS
Dec-10
No-12
In the following section we show results for only a select number of strategies
studied. The results are largely consistent across other strategies studied and
are available in the Appendix.
Strategies involving selling 1M options to finance the longer-dated -ATM calls
have had higher risk-adjusted returns than equity and outright calls
Strategies involving selling 1M options to finance the longer-dated near-the-
money calls have had slightly better performance than outright calls: these had
Please note that a 6% premium strategy targets tracing a strike that nets a total 6% premium for the
specific maturity (not annualaall. Only the premium for the 1M 2% options are annualized: strices are
chosen corresponding to 2%/12 premium.
Please see the Appendix for an expanded table of all strategies studied
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
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