Volatility activity: Specification and estimation
Viktor Todorov,
George Tauchen () and
Iaryna Grynkiv
Journal of Econometrics, 2014, vol. 178, issue P1, 180-193
Abstract:
The paper examines volatility activity and its asymmetry and undertakes further specification analysis of volatility models based on it. We develop new nonparametric statistics using high-frequency option-based VIX data to test for asymmetry in volatility jumps. We also develop methods for estimating and evaluating, using price data alone, a general encompassing model for volatility dynamics where volatility activity is unrestricted. The nonparametric application to VIX data, along with model estimation for S&P index returns, suggests that volatility moves are best captured by an infinite variation pure-jump martingale with a symmetric jump compensator around zero. The latter provides a parsimonious generalization of the jump-diffusions commonly used for volatility modeling.
Keywords: Asymmetric volatility activity; High-frequency data; Laplace transform; Signed power variation; Specification testing; Stochastic volatility; Volatility jumps (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C51 C52 G12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconom.2013.08.015
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