Price discovery and pairs trading potentials: the case of metals markets
Journal of Financial Economic Policy
ISSN: 1757-6385
Article publication date: 8 March 2021
Issue publication date: 14 September 2021
Abstract
Purpose
This study aims to validate the “expectancy theory” of asset pricing and explores the price discovery process in metals futures markets.
Design/methodology/approach
This paper adopts the Johansen cointegration and vector error correction model approach to investigate the potentials of Pairs trading in the metals market during the period 2008–2019.
Findings
The results find the price movements in metal markets are not random walk and the current “futures” prices are the reasonable estimate of the “spot” metal prices in future. This study does not notice any significant differences in the price efficiency across metals markets, which signal the effects of limited idiosyncratic forces in price transmission.
Practical implications
The research suggests the covert use of metal futures to make gains from arbitrage trading.
Originality/value
The study emphasizes the potential of “pair trading” in commodity market context that is seldom discussed in academic papers.
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Citation
Thazhugal Govindan Nair, S. (2021), "Price discovery and pairs trading potentials: the case of metals markets", Journal of Financial Economic Policy, Vol. 13 No. 5, pp. 565-586. https://doi.org/10.1108/JFEP-06-2020-0139
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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