Published Online:October 2025
Product Name:The IUP Journal of Management Research
Product Type:Article
Product Code:IJMR031025
DOI:10.71329/IUPJMR/2025.24.4.28-51
Author Name:Binu C Kurian, C R Athira and C C Akhil
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Subject/Domain:Management
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Pages:28-51
The study focuses on the index options market, an essential component of financial derivatives that influences financial markets and economic strategies. This research utilizes bibliometric analysis by analyzing 881 research papers from the Scopus and Web of Science database. The selected papers, spanning from 1985 to 2023, were reviewed and analyzed utilizing tools such as Biblioshiny and VOS viewer. The analysis revealed significant findings, indicating a notable increase in academic publications over the years. The research on index options has been predominantly conducted in the US, China, and South Korea, highlighting the topic’s global importance. Among the identified high-frequency keywords, ‘Index Options,’ ‘Prices,’ and ‘Stochastic Volatility’ emerged as central themes. Thematic mapping revealed that while pricing models and volatility forecasting are well-established, recent years have seen a gradual rise in emerging topics such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, and ESG considerations.
Index options are derivative instruments that provide the opportunity to trade based on one’s directional view of the market (CBOE). Index options aim to maximize profit by predicting the future movement of indices. They are used in the market as tools for leverage and positional hedging, and act as forward-looking indicators of market sentiment and volatility.