Exploring the optimal Transformation for Volatility

This paper explores the fit of a stochastic volatility model, in which the Box-Cox transformation of the squared volatility follows an autoregressive Gaussian distribution, to the continuously compounded daily returns of the Australian stock index. Estimation was difficult, and over-fitting likely,...

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Main Author: Volfson, Alexander
Other Authors: Balgobin Nandram, Advisor
Format: Others
Published: Digital WPI 2010
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Online Access:https://digitalcommons.wpi.edu/etd-theses/472
https://digitalcommons.wpi.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1471&context=etd-theses