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Stock index futures arbitrage based on the ETF portfolio

Fang Zhao-ben

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Considering the portfolio of the underlying index of HuaAn Shangzheng 180ETF and E Fund Shenzheng 100ETF as spot and bringing transaction costs and tracking error into arbitrage cost,no-arbitrage boundaries of the HS300 stock index future were build.By empirical study of arbitrage opportunity of two main contracts,IF1005 and IF1102,it was found that two main contracts both have arbitrage opportunities with only unilateral arbitrage opportunities.Arbitrage opportunities of IF1005 are more than those of IF1102 obviously.Finally some investment advices based on the results were given.

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Considering the portfolio of the underlying index of HuaAn Shangzheng 180ETF and E Fund Shenzheng 100ETF as spot and bringing transaction costs and tracking error into arbitrage cost,no-arbitrage boundaries of the HS300 stock index future were build.By empirical study of arbitrage opportunity of two main contracts,IF1005 and IF1102,it was found that two main contracts both have arbitrage opportunities with only unilateral arbitrage opportunities.Arbitrage opportunities of IF1005 are more than those of IF1102 obviously.Finally some investment advices based on the results were given.

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Considering the portfolio of the underlying index of HuaAn Shangzheng 180ETF and E Fund Shenzheng 100ETF as spot and bringing transaction costs and tracking error into arbitrage cost,no-arbitrage boundaries of the HS300 stock index future were build.By empirical study of arbitrage opportunity of two main contracts,IF1005 and IF1102,it was found that two main contracts both have arbitrage opportunities with only unilateral arbitrage opportunities.Arbitrage opportunities of IF1005 are more than those of IF1102 obviously.Finally some investment advices based on the results were given.

Key concepts: Index arbitrage, Arbitrage, Risk arbitrage, Fixed income arbitrage, Convertible arbitrage, Portfolio, Financial economics, Transaction cost

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