Stable-GARCH Models for Financial Returns: Fast Estimation and Tests for Stability

A fast method for estimating the parameters of a stable-APARCH not requiring likelihood or iteration is proposed. Several powerful tests for the (asymmetric) stable Paretian distribution with tail index 1 < α < 2 are used for assessing the appropriateness of the stable assumption as t...

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Main Author: Marc S. Paolella
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-05-01
Series:Econometrics
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2225-1146/4/2/25