How useful are the Various Volatility Estimators for Improving GARCH-based Volatility Forecasts? Evidence from the Nasdaq-100 Stock Index

Given the rapid growth of financial markets over the past 20 years, along with the explosive development of financial derivatives, an ever-growing need for accurate and efficient volatility forecasting has emerged. Such forecasts have numerous financial applications, such as value-at-risk, hedge rat...

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Main Authors: Jying-Nan Wang, Yuan-Teng Hsu, Hung-Chun Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EconJournals 2014-09-01
Series:International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues
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vix
Online Access:https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/ijefi/issue/31963/352035?publisher=http-www-cag-edu-tr-ilhan-ozturk