Bayesian Analysis of Additive Factor Volatility Models with Heavy-Tailed Distributions with Specific Reference to S&P 500 and SSEC Indices

Bayesian Analysis of Additive Factor Volatility Models with Heavy-Tailed Distributions with Specific Reference to S&P 500 and SSEC Indices

Author: Verda Davasligil Atmaca

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Published: 2022

Total Pages: 0

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The distribution of the financial return series is unsuitable for normal distribution. The distribution of financial series is heavier than the normal distribution. In addition, parameter estimates obtained in the presence of outliers are unreliable. Therefore, models that allow heavy-tailed distribution should be preferred for modelling high kurtosis. Accordingly, univariate and multivariate stochastic volatility models, which allow heavy-tailed distribution, have been proposed to model time-varying volatility. One of the multivariate stochastic volatility (MSVOL) model structures is factor-MSVOL model. The aim of this study is to investigate the convenience of Bayesian estimation of additive factor-MSVOL (AFactor-MSVOL) models with normal, heavy-tailed Student-t and Slash distributions via financial return series. In this study, AFactor-MSVOL models that allow normal, Student-t, and Slash heavy-tailed distributions were estimated in the analysis of return series of S&P 500 and SSEC indices. The normal, Student-t, and Slash distributions were assigned to the error distributions as the prior distributions and full conditional distributions were obtained by using Gibbs sampling. Model comparisons were made by using DIC. Student-t and Slash distributions were shown as alternatives of normal AFactor-MSVOL model.


Linear and Non-Linear Financial Econometrics

Linear and Non-Linear Financial Econometrics

Author: Mehmet Terzioğlu

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2021-03-17

Total Pages: 339

ISBN-13: 1839624868

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The importance of experimental economics and econometric methods increases with each passing day as data quality and software performance develops. New econometric models are developed by diverging from earlier cliché econometric models with the emergence of specialized fields of study. This book, which is expected to be an extensive and useful reference by bringing together some of the latest developments in the field of econometrics, also contains quantitative examples and problem sets. We thank all the authors who contributed to this book with their studies that provide extensive and accessible explanations of the existing econometric methods.


Handbook of Volatility Models and Their Applications

Handbook of Volatility Models and Their Applications

Author: Luc Bauwens

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2012-03-22

Total Pages: 566

ISBN-13: 1118272056

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A complete guide to the theory and practice of volatility models in financial engineering Volatility has become a hot topic in this era of instant communications, spawning a great deal of research in empirical finance and time series econometrics. Providing an overview of the most recent advances, Handbook of Volatility Models and Their Applications explores key concepts and topics essential for modeling the volatility of financial time series, both univariate and multivariate, parametric and non-parametric, high-frequency and low-frequency. Featuring contributions from international experts in the field, the book features numerous examples and applications from real-world projects and cutting-edge research, showing step by step how to use various methods accurately and efficiently when assessing volatility rates. Following a comprehensive introduction to the topic, readers are provided with three distinct sections that unify the statistical and practical aspects of volatility: Autoregressive Conditional Heteroskedasticity and Stochastic Volatility presents ARCH and stochastic volatility models, with a focus on recent research topics including mean, volatility, and skewness spillovers in equity markets Other Models and Methods presents alternative approaches, such as multiplicative error models, nonparametric and semi-parametric models, and copula-based models of (co)volatilities Realized Volatility explores issues of the measurement of volatility by realized variances and covariances, guiding readers on how to successfully model and forecast these measures Handbook of Volatility Models and Their Applications is an essential reference for academics and practitioners in finance, business, and econometrics who work with volatility models in their everyday work. The book also serves as a supplement for courses on risk management and volatility at the upper-undergraduate and graduate levels.


Bayesian Analysis of Volatility Models with Semi-heavy Tails, Skewness and Leverage Effects

Bayesian Analysis of Volatility Models with Semi-heavy Tails, Skewness and Leverage Effects

Author: Sid Ali Amedah

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Published: 2008

Total Pages: 0

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Cette thèse considère des modèles de volatilité où la distribution conditionnelle des données est un cas particulier de la loi "Generalized Hyperbolic" de Barndorff-Nielsen (1977). Ces modèles permettent de capter les principales caractéristiques des séries financières à haute fréquence, à savoir le groupement de volatilité (volatility clustering), l'excès de kurtosis et de skewness ainsi que l'effet de levier qui s'applique au rendements des marchés boursiers. Etant donnée la forme fortement non linéaire de cette densité, nous utilisons l'approche Bayesienne basée sur les méthodes Markov Chain Monte Carlo pour l'estimation et l'inférence Cette approche est relativement simple à mettre en oeuvre et permet une inférence exacte et valable en échantillon fini ainsi que la comparaison de modèles qui ne sont pas forcément emboîtés. A titre illustratif, nous proposons des applications empiriques en employons des données journalières de l'indice boursier S&P500. D'abord, nous considérons un modèle de volatilité stochastique basé sur un mélange des lois normale et inverse-Gaussien où la variance conditionnelle est considérée comme un processus stochastique latent généré par la loi inverse-Gaussian. Conditionnellement à la volatilité, la loi des données est une normale. Il en résulte la loi normal inverse Gaussian (NIG) de Barndorff-Nielsen (1997) pour les données qui présente beaucoup de flexibilité pour capter les excès de kurtosis et de skewness. Dans ce modèle la volatilité est traitée de façon similaire aux paramètres du modèle et elle est simulée par l'échantillonneur de Gibbs. Ce modèle s'avère plus performant que les modèles GARCH asymétriques de Ding et al (1993). Par ailleurs, nous proposons les lois NIG de Barndorff-Nielsen (1997) et GH-skew student de de Barndorff-Nielsen et Shepard (2001) comme densités alternatives aux modèles GARCH asymétriques. Formellement, nous considérons deux modèles GARCH asymétriques à la Ding et al (1993), l'un avec une loi NIG et l'autre avec une loi GH-skew student. Dans ce contexte la volatilité est calculée de façon récursive sur la base de données passées. Les résultats sont quelque peu décevants pour la loi GH-skew student, puisque la performance de ce modèle est comparable à celle d'un modèle GARCH asymétrique standard.


Deviance Information Criterion for Comparing Stochastic Volatility Models

Deviance Information Criterion for Comparing Stochastic Volatility Models

Author: Andreas Berg

Publisher:

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 40

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Bayesian methods have been efficient in estimating parameters of stochastic volatility models for analyzing financial time series. Recent advances made it possible to fit stochastic volatility models of increasing complexity, including covariates, leverage effects, jump components and heavy-tailed distributions. However, a formal model comparison via Bayes factors remains difficult. The main objective of this paper is to demonstrate that model selection is more easily performed using the deviance information criterion (DIC). It combines a Bayesian measure-of-fit with a measure of model complexity. We illustrate the performance of DIC in discriminating between various different stochastic volatility models using simulated data and daily returns data on the Samp;P100 index.


Modeling Stochastic Volatility with Application to Stock Returns

Modeling Stochastic Volatility with Application to Stock Returns

Author: Mr.Noureddine Krichene

Publisher: International Monetary Fund

Published: 2003-06-01

Total Pages: 30

ISBN-13: 1451854846

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A stochastic volatility model where volatility was driven solely by a latent variable called news was estimated for three stock indices. A Markov chain Monte Carlo algorithm was used for estimating Bayesian parameters and filtering volatilities. Volatility persistence being close to one was consistent with both volatility clustering and mean reversion. Filtering showed highly volatile markets, reflecting frequent pertinent news. Diagnostics showed no model failure, although specification improvements were always possible. The model corroborated stylized findings in volatility modeling and has potential value for market participants in asset pricing and risk management, as well as for policymakers in the design of macroeconomic policies conducive to less volatile financial markets.


Bayesian Analysis of a Stochastic Volatility Model with Leverage Effect and Fat Tails

Bayesian Analysis of a Stochastic Volatility Model with Leverage Effect and Fat Tails

Author: Eric Jacquier

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Published: 2001

Total Pages: 31

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The basic univariate stochastic volatility model specifies that conditional volatility follows a log-normal auto-regressive model with innovations assumed to be independent of the innovations in the conditional mean equation. Since the introduction of practical methods for inference in the basic volatility model (JPR-(1994)), it has been observed that the basic model is too restrictive for many financial series. We extend the basic SVOL to allow for a so-called quot;Leverage effectquot; via correlation between the volatility and mean innovations, and for fat-tails in the mean equation innovation. A Bayesian Markov Chain Monte Carlo algorithm is developed for the extended volatility model. Thus far, likelihood-based inference for the correlated SVOL model has not appeared in the literature. We develop Bayes Factors to assess the importance of the leverage and fat-tail extensions. Sampling experiments reveal little loss in precision from adding the model extensions but a large loss from using the basic model in the presence of mis-specification. For both equity and exchange rate data, there is overwhelming evidence in favor of models with fat-tailed volatility innovations, and for a leverage effect in the case of equity indices. We also find that volatility estimates from the extended model are markedly different from those produced by the basic SVOL.


Uncertain Volatility Models

Uncertain Volatility Models

Author: Robert Buff

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2002-04-10

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 9783540426578

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This is one of the only books to describe uncertain volatility models in mathematical finance and their computer implementation for portfolios of vanilla, barrier and American options in equity and FX markets. Uncertain volatility models place subjective constraints on the volatility of the stochastic process of the underlying asset and evaluate option portfolios under worst- and best-case scenarios. This book, which is bundled with software, is aimed at graduate students, researchers and practitioners who wish to study advanced aspects of volatility risk in portfolios of vanilla and exotic options. The reader is assumed to be familiar with arbitrage pricing theory.


EGARCH and Stochastic Volatility

EGARCH and Stochastic Volatility

Author: Jouchi Nakajima

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Published: 2008

Total Pages: 28

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"This paper proposes the EGARCH [Exponential Generalized Autoregressive Conditional Heteroskedasticity] model with jumps and heavy-tailed errors, and studies the empirical performance of different models including the stochastic volatility models with leverage, jumps and heavy-tailed errors for daily stock returns. In the framework of a Bayesian inference, the Markov chain Monte Carlo estimation methods for these models are illustrated with a simulation study. The model comparison based on the marginal likelihood estimation is provided with data on the U.S. stock index."--Author's abstract.


Bayesian Inference for Stochastic Volatility Models

Bayesian Inference for Stochastic Volatility Models

Author: Zhongxian Men

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Published: 2012

Total Pages: 163

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Stochastic volatility (SV) models provide a natural framework for a representation of time series for financial asset returns. As a result, they have become increasingly popular in the finance literature, although they have also been applied in other fields such as signal processing, telecommunications, engineering, biology, and other areas. In working with the SV models, an important issue arises as how to estimate their parameters efficiently and to assess how well they fit real data. In the literature, commonly used estimation methods for the SV models include general methods of moments, simulated maximum likelihood methods, quasi Maximum likelihood method, and Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) methods. Among these approaches, MCMC methods are most flexible in dealing with complicated structure of the models. However, due to the difficulty in the selection of the proposal distribution for Metropolis-Hastings methods, in general they are not easy to implement and in some cases we may also encounter convergence problems in the implementation stage. In the light of these concerns, we propose in this thesis new estimation methods for univariate and multivariate SV models.