BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260111T175925EST-6950gu00hc@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20260111T225925Z DESCRIPTION:Laurent Calvet\n\nSKEMA Business School\n\nHow Do Households Su ppress The Price Of Tail Risk?\n\nDate: Friday\, April 25\, 2025\n Time: 10 :30 AM - 11:45 AM\n Location: Bronfman building\, Room 340\n\nAll are cordi ally invited to attend.\n\n\nAbstract\n\nWe examine how households dampen volatility prices through their demand for Short Put Products (SPPs) - a g lobally popular structured product that offers high headline rates in exch ange for selling a put option. Using a comprehensive dataset covering all index-linked SPP issuances worldwide since market inception\, we empirical ly show that SPP issuance volumes rise when the volatility of the underlyi ng asset is high\, as higher volatility allows to offer higher headline ra tes. In turn\, increased SPP issuance drives down the prices of deeply out -of-the-money put options\, suppressing the corresponding volatility risk premium. To uncover the underlying mechanism and quantify the equilibrium effects of these innovative products on volatility prices\, we develop a s tructural model in which households underweight left-tail risk\, driving d emand for SPPs. Risk-averse financial intermediaries optimize the headline rate offered on these products while imperfectly hedging their exposure. As volatility rises\, stronger demand for SPPs -- driven by higher headlin e rates -- exerts downward pressure on option prices\, particularly at str ikes below 100\%. Our findings reveal a novel channel for enhancing financ ial stability: household demand for innovative security designs lowers the cost of insuring against left-tail risk for other market participants.\n DTSTART:20250422T173000Z DTEND:20250422T173000Z LOCATION:Room 340\, Bronfman Building\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 1G5\, 1001 rue Sherbrooke Ouest SUMMARY:Finance Area Seminar: Laurent Calvet URL:/desautels/channels/event/finance-area-seminar-lau rent-calvet-365043 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR