Profitability of arbitrage strategies on the Warsaw Stock Exchange on the example of the futures con-tracts for the WIG20 index

Rafał Janik

Summary
Purpose.The main purpose of the article is to analyze the profitability of arbitrage tran-saction on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
Methodology. The main hypothesis verified in the article assumes that on the Warsaw Stock Exchange can be realised profitable arbitrage transactions whose profitability exce-ed risk-free return. The archive quotations of futures contracts for the WIG20 index were used for its verification. The research period covered the years 2007-2017. The article examines the case of applying the arbitration strategy called cash-and-carry. Valuation of the theoretical value of future contracts was made on the basis of the currently used met-hodology. The profitability of the arbitration strategies was determined for 12-month time horizon. Findings. The obtained results have shown that the Warsaw Stock Exchange offers regu-lar opportunities to enter into arbitrage transactions that guarantee a profit over the risk-free rate.

Profitability of arbitrage strategies on the Warsaw Stock Exchange on the example of the futures con-tracts for the WIG20 index

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