本研究主要從金融創新的角度分析保本基金之證券設計，並藉由零息債券與指數選擇權兩種投資工具，複製成為具有與保本基金相同到期價值之投資組合，用以評價保本基金，再進一步以該投資組合為基礎，分析保本基金的金融創新價值及基金操作之投資績效。本研究以怡富日本美元還本收益基金為例，提出上述有關保本基金之評價、金融創新價值及投資績效之討論。

在本研究中，選擇權之型式係為一算術平均式指數買權。本研究採用蒙地卡羅模擬(Monte Carlo simulation)作為算術平均式買權之評價方法，然後以零息債券與日經 300季平均買權之結合，計算怡富日本美元還本收益基金之理論價值。利用計算得之基金理論價值作為基金的績效評估準則，採用Wilcoxon符號等級和檢定法檢定基理論價值與淨值兩者之差，進一步推估該保本基金的投資績效。

根據本研究之結果，顯示怡富日本美元還本收益基金就整段評價期間之平均而言，該基金之淨值係小於理論價值。本研究提出保本基金之創新價值包括潛在交易成本的降低、使市場更完全、不易複製、及提供小額證券之投資。在假設其他情況不變下，影響怡富日本美元還本收益基金之創新價值因素，包括該基金起始日之淨值、及複製零息債券與日經300 季平均買權之交易成本愈大時，該基金之創新價值愈大；而基金起始日之理論價值、及基金之交易成本愈小時，則該基金之創新價值愈大。本研究進一步以怡富日本美元還本收益基金之理論價值為基準，採用Wilcoxon符號等級和檢定方式檢定該基金的投資績效，檢定結果顯示該基金的投資績效不佳。

一、中文部分:
1 李存修編著，選擇權之交易實務、投資策略與評價模式，證券暨期貨市場發展基金會，民國82年8月
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