“If you want to buy a put to protect against losses in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, often you’ll pay twice as much as you would for a bullish call betting on gains.  New research suggests the divergence is a consequence of financial institutions hoarding insurance against declines in stocks. Deutsche Bank AG says in a Dec. 6 research report that the likeliest explanation may be that demand is being created for downside protection among banks that are subject to stress test evaluations by federal regulators. In short, financial institutions are either hoarding puts or leaving places for them in their models should markets turn turbulent.”

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-12-09/who-s-the-bear-driving-up-the-price-of-u-s-stock-options-banks

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