Abstract
The objective of this paper is to examine the impact of U.S. presidential elections on the volatility of stock market returns. We investigate two hypotheses that could explain election impact on stock market volatility, namely: Election Uncertainty and Political Uncertainty. Our paper shows that the relation between implied volatility and the opposing party candidate's probability of winning is positive and statistically significant.
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