NO.PZ2018113001000061
问题如下:
Assume the VIX term structure is upward
sloping, and remains constant over time. According to the observation, the VIX
is at 11.40, the front-month futures contract trades at 12.50, and the
second-month futures contract trades at 14.40. A volatility trader decides to
implement a trade that would profit from the VIX carry roll down. Which of the
following strategies can be profitable?
选项:
A.Buy the VIX front- month futures and sell the VIX
second- month futures.
Buy VIX and sell the VIX front- month futures.
Buy VIX and sell the VIX second- month futures.
解释:
A is correct
中文解析:
本题考察的是“The VIX carry roll down”的知识点
首先我们需要注意的一点是,VIX是不能直接进行买卖的,所以B选项和C选项中说直接 buy VIX直接排除掉。(考试的时候也是,看到这种直接买卖VIX的表述,不用思考直接pass)
选项A对应的是buy VIX front- month futures and sell the VIX second- month futures.是说买一个月的VIX期货,卖出2个月的VIX期货。一个月后买入一个月的期货价格有12.5降到了11.4,亏了1.1。卖出的2个月的期货,由14.4降到了12.5,赚了1.9。一买一卖合计赚了0.8。所以选A。
老师好,在听课的时候就有些不太清楚的地方,想请教一下:
1.为什么不能直接买VIX指数,我看到在wind里有这个指数是可以交易的?
2.例如在contango的时候,远月合约的价格趋近spot价格会下跌,所以short,这个我可以理解。但是为什么还要long一个front month呢?如果只short远月,可以赚的更多,不是吗?