USDINR Implied Vol vs. Realized Vol

Does implied volatility contain incremental information about future volatility? At least according to this paper, it does.

Here’s a chart that plots USDINR option implied volatility (nearest at the money) vs. futures (nearest expiry). It does appear that IV leads realized vol, but it would be interesting to see if there’s any trading edge here…

USDINR Option Implied Vol and Futures Realized Vol

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