Analyzing the Spectrum of Asset Returns: Jump and Volatility Components in High Frequency Data

Yacine Ait-Sahalia and Jean Jacod

Journal of Economic Literature, 2012, vol. 50, issue 4, 1007-50

Abstract: This paper reports some of the recent developments in the econometric analysis of semimartingales estimated using high frequency financial returns. It describes a simple yet powerful methodology to decompose asset returns sampled at high frequency into their base components (continuous, small jumps, large jumps), determine the relative magnitude of the components, and analyze the finer characteristics of these components such as the degree of activity of the jumps. We incorporate to effect of market microstructure noise on the test statistics, apply the methodology to high frequency individual stock returns, transactions and quotes, stock index returns and compare the qualitative features of the estimated process for these different data and discuss the economic implications of the results.( JEL C58, G12, G13)

JEL-codes: C58 G12 G13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
Note: DOI: 10.1257/jel.50.4.1007
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