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Systemic Risk Transmission to Energy Futures: Weekend Information Gaps and the Breakdown of Pricing Efficiency

  • University College Dublin
  • Dublin City University
  • University of Waikato
  • John Hopkins University
  • London School of Economics

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Abstract

This study examines the efficiency of systemic risk transmission to international oil futures markets by analyzing the dynamic connectedness between three distinct Common Volatility (COVOL) measures: Energy, Asset, and Country, and compares such with five major oil benchmarks. Utilizing a framework that combines TVP-VAR, EGARCH, and wavelet coherence analyses, we investigate whether nontrading weekend breaks create a structural barrier to the pricing of systemic risk. Our findings identify a significant Monday effect, characterized by a pronounced decoupling between systemic risk signals and oil futures prices. The effect is highly state-dependent: during the COVID-19 pandemic, the disconnect dissipated for Energy and Asset COVOL but intensified for Country COVOL, while geopolitical conflicts extended the breakdown of the signal into Tuesday. These results indicate a hierarchy of influence in which country-level systemic risks exert the strongest effect on oil markets.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1719-1747
Number of pages29
JournalJournal of Futures Markets
Volume46
Issue number9
Early online date15 Jul 2026
DOIs
Publication statusE-pub ahead of print - 15 Jul 2026

Data Availability Statement

The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.

Funding

The authors have nothing to report.

Keywords

  • COVOL
  • energy markets
  • information flow
  • oil
  • systemic risk
  • wavelets

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Accounting
  • General Business,Management and Accounting
  • Finance
  • Economics and Econometrics

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