FORECASTING FOREIGN EXCHANGE VOLATILITY FOR VALUE AT RISK : CAN REALIZED VOLATILITY OUTPERFORM GARCH PREDICTIONS?

In this paper we use model-free estimates of daily exchange rate volatilities employing high-frequency intraday data, known as Realized Volatility, which is then forecasted with ARMA-models and used to produce one-day-ahead Value-at-Risk predictions. The forecasting accuracy of the method is contras...

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Main Authors: Fallman, David, Wirf, Jens
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Uppsala universitet, Statistiska institutionen 2011
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-146571