A Hypothesis Test Method for Detecting Multifractal Scaling, Applied to Bitcoin Prices

Multifractal processes reproduce some of the stylised features observed in financial time series, namely heavy tails found in asset returns distributions, and long-memory found in volatility. Multifractal scaling cannot be assumed, it should be established; however, this is not a straightforward tas...

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Main Authors: Chuxuan Jiang, Priya Dev, Ross A. Maller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-05-01
Series:Journal of Risk and Financial Management
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1911-8074/13/5/104