2024
Journal - Research Article
Aschakulporn, P., & Zhang, J. E. (2024). The Edgeworth and Gram-Charlier densities. International Journal of Theoretical & Applied Finance. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1142/s0219024924500201
Yue, T., Li, L.-L., Ruan, X., & Zhang, J. E. (2024). Smirking in the energy market: Evidence from the Chinese crude oil options market. International Review of Financial Analysis, 96, 103637. doi: 10.1016/j.irfa.2024.103637
Xu, W., Aschakulporn, P., & Zhang, J. E. (2024). Heterogeneous volatility information content for the realized GARCH modeling and forecasting volatility. Studies in Nonlinear Dynamics & Econometrics. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1515/snde-2024-0013
Li, W., Zhang, J. E., Ruan, X., & Aschakulporn, P. (2024). An empirical study on the early exercise premium of American options: Evidence from OEX and XEO options. Journal of Futures Markets. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1002/fut.22508
Gehricke, S. A., Ruan, X., & Zhang, J. E. (2024). Doing well while doing good: ESG ratings and corporate bond returns. Applied Economics, 56(16), 1916-1934. doi: 10.1080/00036846.2023.2178624
2023
Journal - Research Article
Zhang, J., Ruan, X., & Zhang, J. E. (2023). Do short-term market swings improve realized volatility forecasts? Finance Research Letters, 58, 104629. doi: 10.1016/j.frl.2023.104629
Yue, T., Ruan, X., Gehricke, S., & Zhang, J. E. (2023). The volatility index and volatility risk premium in China. Quarterly Review of Economics & Finance, 91, 40-55. doi: 10.1016/j.qref.2023.07.004
Jia, X., Ruan, X., & Zhang, J. E. (2023). Carr and Wu’s (2020) framework in the oil ETF option market. Journal of Commodity Markets, 31, 100334. doi: 10.1016/j.jcomm.2023.100334
Guo, W., Ruan, X., Gehricke, S. A., & Zhang, J. E. (2023). Term spreads of implied volatility smirk and variance risk premium. Journal of Futures Markets, 43, 829-857. doi: 10.1002/fut.22409
Lin, W., Shen, K., & Zhang, J. E. (2023). Further exploration into the valid regions of Gram–Charlier densities. Journal of Computational & Applied Mathematics, 429, 115231. doi: 10.1016/j.cam.2023.115231
Zhang, J., Ruan, X., & Zhang, J. E. (2023). Risk-neutral moments and return predictability: International evidence. Journal of Forecasting, 42, 1086-1111. doi: 10.1002/for.2926
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper
Li, W., Zhang, J. E., Ruan, X., & Aschakulporn, P. (2023). An empirical study on the early exercise premium of American options: Evidence from OEX and XEO options. Proceedings of the Annual Derivative Markets Conference. Auckland, New Zealand: Auckland Centre for Financial Research. Retrieved from https://acfr.aut.ac.nz/
2022
Journal - Research Article
Aschakulporn, P., & Zhang, J. E. (2022). Bakshi, Kapadia, and Madan (2003) risk‐neutral moment estimators: A Gram–Charlier density approach. Review of Derivatives Research, 25, 233-281. doi: 10.1007/s11147-022-09187-x
Ford, J. M., Gehricke, S. A., & Zhang, J. E. (2022). Option traders are concerned about climate risks: ESG ratings and short-term sentiment. Journal of Behavioral & Experimental Finance, 35, 100687. doi: 10.1016/j.jbef.2022.100687
Yoon, J., Ruan, X., & Zhang, J. E. (2022). VIX option‐implied volatility slope and VIX futures returns. Journal of Futures Markets, 42, 1002-1038. doi: 10.1002/fut.22317
Aschakulporn, P., & Zhang, J. E. (2022). Bakshi, Kapadia, and Madan (2003) risk‐neutral moment estimators: An affine jump‐diffusion approach. Journal of Futures Markets, 42(3), 365-388. doi: 10.1002/fut.22280
Lin, W., & Zhang, J. E. (2022). Pricing VXX options by modeling VIX directly. Journal of Futures Markets, 42, 888-922. doi: 10.1002/fut.22313
Li, J., Ruan, X., & Zhang, J. E. (2022). The price of COVID-19-induced uncertainty in the options market. Economics Letters, 211, 110265. doi: 10.1016/j.econlet.2021.110265
Lin, W., & Zhang, J. E. (2022). The valid regions of Gram–Charlier densities with high-order cumulants. Journal of Computational & Applied Mathematics, 407, 113945. doi: 10.1016/j.cam.2021.113945
Li, J., Ruan, X., Gehricke, S. A., & Zhang, J. E. (2022). The COVID-19 risk in the Chinese option market. International Review of Finance, 22, 346-355. doi: 10.1111/irfi.12365
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper
Zhang, J., Ruan, X., & Zhang, J. E. (2022). The role of risk-neutral moments in forecasting future realised volatility: An international perspective. Proceedings of the Annual Derivative Markets Conference. Auckland, New Zealand: Auckland Centre for Financial Research. Retrieved from https://acfr.aut.ac.nz/
Jia, X., Ruan, X., & Zhang, J. E. (2022). Covariance risk premium. Proceedings of the Annual Derivative Markets Conference. Auckland, New Zealand: Auckland Centre for Financial Research. Retrieved from https://acfr.aut.ac.nz/
Struwig, J., Aschakulporn, P., & Zhang, J. E. (2022). The implied volatility smirk of pharmaceutical options during the COVID-19 pandemic. Proceedings of the 11th Annual New Zealand Finance Meeting (NZFM). Auckland, New Zealand: Auckland Centre for Financial Research. Retrieved from https://acfr.aut.ac.nz
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Zhang, J., Ruan, X., & Zhang, J. (2022, December). Risk-neutral moments and return predictability: International evidence. Verbal presentation at the Finance Management Association (FMA) Asia/Pacific Conference, Melbourne, Australia.
Yoon, J., Ruan, X., & Zhang, J. (2022, December). The role of hedgers and speculators in the currency futures market. Verbal presentation at the Finance Management Association (FMA) Asia/Pacific Conference, Melbourne, Australia.
2021
Journal - Research Article
Yoon, J., Ruan, X., & Zhang, J. E. (2021). The skewness risk in the energy market. Journal of Risk & Financial Management, 14, 620. doi: 10.3390/jrfm14120620
Kirk-Reeve, S., Gehricke, S. A., Ruan, X., & Zhang, J. E. (2021). National air pollution and the cross-section of stock returns in China. Journal of Behavioral & Experimental Finance, 32, 100572. doi: 10.1016/j.jbef.2021.100572
Yue, T., Gehricke, S., Zhang, J. E., & Pan, Z. (2021). The implied volatility smirk in the Chinese equity options market. Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, 69, 101624. doi: 10.1016/j.pacfin.2021.101624
Ruan, X., & Zhang, J. E. (2021). Time-varying uncertainty and variance risk premium. Journal of Macroeconomics, 69, 103347. doi: 10.1016/j.jmacro.2021.103347
Ryan, N., Ruan, X., Zhang, J. E., & Zhang, J. A. (2021). Choosing factors for the Vietnamese stock market. Journal of Risk & Financial Management, 14, 96. doi: 10.3390/jrfm14030096
Gehricke, S. A., & Zhang, J. E. (2021). Tracking performance of VIX futures ETPs. Journal of Empirical Finance, 61, 103-117. doi: 10.1016/j.jempfin.2021.01.002
Stuart, C. J. A., Gehricke, S. A., Zhang, J. E., & Ruan, X. (2021). Implied volatility smirk in the Australian dollar market. Accounting & Finance, 61, 4573-4599. doi: 10.1111/acfi.12741
Guo, W., Gehricke, S. A., Ruan, X., & Zhang, J. E. (2021). The implied volatility smirk in SPY options. Applied Economics, 53(23), 2671-2692. doi: 10.1080/00036846.2020.1866159
Tan, X., Wang, C., Lin, W., Zhang, J. E., Li, S., Zhao, X., & Zhang, Z. (2021). The term structure of the VXX option smirk: Pricing VXX option with a two-factor model and asymmetry jumps. Journal of Futures Markets, 41, 439-457. doi: 10.1002/fut.22182
Jia, X., Ruan, X., & Zhang, J. E. (2021). The implied volatility smirk of commodity options. Journal of Futures Markets, 41, 72-104. doi: 10.1002/fut.22161
Aschakulporn, P., & Zhang, J. E. (2021). New Zealand whole milk powder options. Accounting & Finance, 61, 2201-2246. doi: 10.1111/acfi.12660
Ruan, X., & Zhang, J. E. (2021). The economics of the financial market for volatility trading. Journal of Financial Markets, 52, 100556. doi: 10.1016/j.finmar.2020.100556
Ruan, X., & Zhang, J. E. (2021). Ambiguity on uncertainty and the equity premium. Finance Research Letters, 38, 101429. doi: 10.1016/j.frl.2020.101429
2020
Journal - Research Article
Huang, J., Guo, W., & Zhang, J. E. (2020). Do stocks outperform bank deposits in China? Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, 64, 101464. doi: 10.1016/j.pacfin.2020.101464
Yue, T., Zhang, J. E., & Tan, E. K. M. (2020). The Chinese equity index options market. Emerging Markets Review, 45, 100742. doi: 10.1016/j.ememar.2020.100742
Ruan, X., & Zhang, J. E. (2020). Asset pricing in a pure exchange economy with heterogeneous investors. Mathematics & Financial Economics, 14, 605-634. doi: 10.1007/s11579-020-00266-x
Gehricke, S. A., & Zhang, J. E. (2020). Modeling VXX under jump diffusion with stochastic long‐term mean. Journal of Futures Markets, 40(10), 1508-1534. doi: 10.1002/fut.22145
Zhen, F., Ruan, X., & Zhang, J. E. (2020). Left-tail risk in China. Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, 63, 101391. doi: 10.1016/j.pacfin.2020.101391
Zhang, W., & Zhang, J. E. (2020). GARCH option pricing models and the variance risk premium. Journal of Risk & Financial Management, 13(3), 51. doi: 10.3390/jrfm13030051
Zhen, F., & Zhang, J. E. (2020). Dissecting skewness under affine jump-diffusions. Studies in Nonlinear Dynamics & Econometrics, 24(4), 20180086. doi: 10.1515/snde-2018-0086
Gehricke, S. A., & Zhang, J. E. (2020). The implied volatility smirk in the VXX options market. Applied Economics, 52(8), 769-788. doi: 10.1080/00036846.2019.1646402
Zhang, J. E., Chang, E. C., & Zhao, H. (2020). Market excess returns, variance and the third cumulant. International Review of Finance, 20(3), 605-637. doi: 10.1111/irfi.12234
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper
Guo, W., Gehricke, S., Ruan, X., & Zhang, J. (2020). The implied volatility smirk in SPY options. Accounting & Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ) Conference. Retrieved from http://www.afaanzconference.com
Ford, J. M., Gehricke, S. A., & Zhang, J. E. (2020). Option traders are concerned about climate risks: ESG ratings and sentiment. Proceedings of the Accounting & Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ) Conference. Retrieved from http://www.afaanzconference.com
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Ford, J. M., Gehricke, S. A., & Zhang, J. (2020, December). Option traders are concerned about climate risks: ESG ratings and sentiment. Verbal presentation at the 1st Climate and Energy Finance Group (CEFGroup) Climate Finance Symposium, [Hybrid].
2019
Journal - Research Article
Luo, X., Zhang, J. E., & Zhang, W. (2019). Instantaneous squared VIX and VIX derivatives. Journal of Futures Markets, 39, 1193-1213. doi: 10.1002/fut.22037
Ruan, X., & Zhang, J. E. (2019). Moment spreads in the energy market. Energy Economics, 81, 598-609. doi: 10.1016/j.eneco.2019.04.025
Li, J., Gehricke, S. A., & Zhang, J. E. (2019). How do US options traders “smirk” on China? Evidence from FXI options. Journal of Futures Markets, 39, 1450-1470. doi: 10.1002/fut.22005
Lin, W., Li, S., Chern, S., & Zhang, J. E. (2019). Pricing VIX derivatives with free stochastic volatility model. Review of Derivatives Research, 22, 41-75. doi: 10.1007/s11147-018-9145-y
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper
Aschakulporn, P., & Zhang, J. E. (2019). Bakshi, Kapadia, and Madan (2003) risk-neutral moment estimators. Proceedings of the 9th Annual New Zealand Finance Meeting (NZFM). Auckland, New Zealand: Auckland Centre for Financial Research. Retrieved from https://acfr.aut.ac.nz
Yue, T., Gehricke, S., Zhang, J. E., & Pan, Z. (2019). How do Chinese option-traders 'smirk' on China: Evidence from SSE 50 ETF options. Proceedings of the Annual Derivative Markets Conference. Auckland, New Zealand: Auckland Centre for Financial Research. Retrieved from https://acfr.aut.ac.nz/
Ruan, X., & Zhang, J. E. (2019). Equilibrium variance risk premium and option smirk in the AK production model. Proceedings of the Financial Markets and Corporate Governance (FMCG) Conference. Retrieved from https://www.ssrn.com
Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report
Aschakulporn, P., & Zhang, J. E. (2019). Bakshi, Kapadia, and Madan (2003) risk-neutral moment estimators. Auckland, New Zealand: Auckland Centre for Financial Research. Retrieved from https://acfr.aut.ac.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/293406/BKM-RN-Moment-Estimators.pdf
2018
Journal - Research Article
Ruan, X., & Zhang, J. E. (2018). Equilibrium variance risk premium in a cost-free production economy. Journal of Economic Dynamics & Control, 96, 42-60. doi: 10.1016/j.jedc.2018.08.011
Gehricke, S. A., & Zhang, J. E. (2018). Modeling VXX. Journal of Futures Markets, 38(8), 958-976. doi: 10.1002/fut.21913
Ruan, X., & Zhang, J. E. (2018). Risk-neutral moments in the crude oil market. Energy Economics, 72, 583-600. doi: 10.1016/j.eneco.2018.04.026
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper
Gehricke, S. A., & Zhang, J. E. (2018). The implied volatility smirk in the VXX options market. Proceedings of the Annual Derivative Markets Conference. Auckland, New Zealand: Auckland Centre for Financial Research. Retrieved from https://acfr.aut.ac.nz/
Gehricke, S. A., & Zhang, J. E. (2018). Modeling VXX under jump diffusion with stochastic long-term mean. Proceedings of the 8th Annual New Zealand Finance Meeting (NZFM). Auckland, New Zealand: Auckland Centre for Financial Research. Retrieved from https://acfr.aut.ac.nz
Gehricke, S. A., & Zhang, J. E. (2018). The implied volatility smirk in the VXX options market. Proceedings of the 8th Annual New Zealand Finance Meeting (NZFM). Auckland, New Zealand: Auckland Centre for Financial Research. Retrieved from https://acfr.aut.ac.nz
Li, J., Gehricke, S., & Zhang, J. E. (2018). How do US option traders "smirk" on China: Evidence from FXI options market. Proceedings of the 8th Annual New Zealand Finance Meeting (NZFM). Auckland, New Zealand: Auckland Centre for Financial Research. Retrieved from https://acfr.aut.ac.nz
2017
Journal - Research Article
Zhang, J. E., Zhen, F., Sun, X., & Zhao, H. (2017). The skewness implied in the Heston Model and its application. Journal of Futures Markets, 37(3), 211-237. doi: 10.1002/fut.21801
Luo, X., & Zhang, J. E. (2017). Expected stock returns and forward variance. Journal of Financial Markets, 34, 95-117. doi: 10.1016/j.finmar.2016.06.001
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper
Ruan, X., & Zhang, J. E. (2017). A demand-based equilibrium model of volatility trading. Proceedings of the Auckland Finance Meeting. Retrieved from https://acfr.aut.ac.nz/conferences-And-events/2017-auckland-finance-meeting/academic-programme
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Ruan, X., & Zhang, J. E. (2017). Risk-neutral moments and cumulants in the crude oil market. Proceedings of the 11th Otago Energy Research Centre (OERC) Symposium and Ag@Otago Colloquium. (pp. 25-26). Retrieved from http://www.otago.ac.nz/oerc/index.html
Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report
Ruan, X., & Zhang, J. E. (2017). The cross-sectional variation of skew risk premia. SSRN. doi: 10.2139/ssrn.3038641
2016
Journal - Research Article
Ruan, X., & Zhang, J. E. (2016). Investor attention and market microstructure. Economics Letters, 149, 125-130. doi: 10.1016/j.econlet.2016.10.032
Chen, Y., Shu, J., & Zhang, J. E. (2016). Investor sentiment, variance risk premium and delta-hedged gains. Applied Economics, 48(31), 2952-2964. doi: 10.1080/00036846.2015.1133894
Ruan, X., Zhu, W., Huang, J., & Zhang, J. E. (2016). Equilibrium asset pricing under the Lévy process with stochastic volatility and moment risk premiums. Economic Modelling, 54, 326-338. doi: 10.1016/j.econmod.2015.12.030
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper
Zhen, F., & Zhang, J. E. (2016). A theory of CBOE SKEW. Proceedings of the New Zealand Finance Colloquium. Retrieved from http://www.nzfc.ac.nz/archives/2016/schedule/
Gehricke, S. A., & Zhang, J. E. (2016). Modeling VXX. Proceedings of the New Zealand Finance Colloquium. Retrieved from http://www.nzfc.ac.nz/archives/2016/schedule/
Ruan, X., & Zhang, J. E. (2016). Asset pricing in a pure exchange economy with heterogeneous investors. Proceedings of the New Zealand Finance Colloquium. Retrieved from http://www.nzfc.ac.nz/archives/2016/schedule/
Nguyen, N., Ulku, N., & Zhang, J. (2016). The Fama-French five factor model: Evidence from Vietnam. Proceedings of the New Zealand Finance Colloquium. Retrieved from http://www.nzfc.ac.nz/archives/2016/schedule/
2015
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper
Rahmaniani, M., Zhang, J. E., & Roberts, H. (2015). Modeling the dynamics of correlations among international equity volatility indices. Proceedings of the New Zealand Finance Colloquium. Retrieved from http://www.nzfc.ac.nz/archives/2015/colloquium/
2013
Journal - Research Article
Zhang, J. E., Huang, S., & Li, T. (2013). The intersection between European put price and its payoff function. International Journal of Theoretical & Applied Finance, 16(4), 1350055. doi: 10.1142/S0219024913500222
Hao, J., & Zhang, J. E. (2013). GARCH option pricing models, the CBOE VIX, and variance risk premium. Journal of Financial Econometrics, 11(3), 556-580. doi: 10.1093/jjfinec/nbs026
Zhao, H., Zhang, J. E., & Chang, E. C. (2013). The relation between physical and risk-neutral cumulants. International Review of Finance, 13(3), 345-381. doi: 10.1111/irfi.12013
Chang, E. C., Luo, X., Shi, L., & Zhang, J. E. (2013). Is warrant really a derivative? Evidence from the Chinese warrant market. Journal of Financial Markets, 16(1), 165-193. doi: 10.1016/j.finmar.2012.04.003
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper
Luo, X., & Zhang, J. (2013). Expected stock returns and forward variance. Proceedings of the New Zealand Finance Colloquium. Retrieved from http://www.nzfc.ac.nz/archives/2013/programme/
2012
Journal - Research Article
Zhang, J. E., Zhao, H., & Chang, E. C. (2012). Equilibrium asset and option pricing under jump diffusion. Mathematical Finance, 22(3), 538-568. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9965.2010.00468.x
Zhang, J. E., & Li, Y. (2012). New analytical option pricing models with Weyl–Titchmarsh theory. Quantitative Finance, 12(7), 1003-1010. doi: 10.1080/14697688.2010.503659
Luo, X., & Zhang, J. E. (2012). The Term Structure of VIX. Journal of Futures Markets, 32(12), 1092-1123. doi: 10.1002/fut.21572
Cheng, J., & Zhang, J. E. (2012). Analytical pricing of American options. Review of Derivatives Research, 15(2), 157-192. doi: 10.1007/s11147-011-9073-6
Luo, X., Han, H., & Zhang, J. E. (2012). Forecasting the term structure of Chinese Treasury yields. Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, 20(5), 639-659. doi: 10.1016/j.pacfin.2012.02.002
Cheng, J., Ibraimi, M., Leippold, M., & Zhang, J. E. (2012). A remark on Lin and Chang's paper 'Consistent modeling of S&P 500 and VIX derivatives'. Journal of Economic Dynamics & Control, 36(5), 708-715. doi: 10.1016/j.jedc.2012.01.002
Shu, J., & Zhang, J. E. (2012). Causality in the VIX futures market. Journal of Futures Markets, 32(1), 24-46. doi: 10.1002/fut.20506
Other Research Output
Zhang, J. (2012, November). Quantitative finance: A new field in finance. University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Inaugural Professorial Lecture].
2010
Journal - Research Article
Zhang, J. E., & Li, T. (2010). Pricing and hedging American options analytically: A perturbation method. Mathematical Finance, 20(1), 59-87. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9965.2009.00389.x
Luo, X., & Zhang, J. E. (2010). The dynamics of long forward rate term structures. Journal of Futures Markets, 30(10), 957-982. doi: 10.1002/fut.20447
Zhang, J. E., & Huang, Y. (2010). The CBOE S&P 500 three-month variance futures. Journal of Futures Markets, 30(1), 48-70. doi: 10.1002/fut.20400
Zhang, J. E., Shu, J., & Brenner, M. (2010). The new market for volatility trading. Journal of Futures Markets, 30(9), 809-833. doi: 10.1002/fut.20448
Dai, M., Li, P., & Zhang, J. E. (2010). A lattice algorithm for pricing moving average barrier options. Journal of Economic Dynamics & Control, 34(3), 542-554. doi: 10.1016/j.jedc.2009.10.008
2008
Journal - Research Article
Zhang, J. E., & Xiang, Y. (2008). The implied volatility smirk. Quantitative Finance, 8(3), 263-284. doi: 10.1080/14697680601173444
2007
Journal - Research Article
Zhu, Y., & Zhang, J. E. (2007). Variance term structure and VIX futures pricing. International Journal of Theoretical & Applied Finance, 10(1), 111-127.
2006
Journal - Research Article
Brenner, M., Ou, E. Y., & Zhang, J. E. (2006). Hedging volatility risk. Journal of Banking & Finance, 30(3), 811-821. doi: 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2005.07.015
Shu, J., & Zhang, J. E. (2006). Testing range estimators of historical volatility. Journal of Futures Markets, 26(3), 297-313. doi: 10.1002/fut.20197
Zhang, J. E., & Zhu, Y. (2006). VIX futures. Journal of Futures Markets, 26(6), 521-531. doi: 10.1002/fut.20209