Spatial dependence in stock returns: local normalization and VaR forecasts

Thilo A. Schmitt (), Rudi Schäfer, Dominik Wied and Thomas Guhr
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Thilo A. Schmitt: Universität Duisburg-Essen
Rudi Schäfer: Universität Duisburg-Essen
Thomas Guhr: Universität Duisburg-Essen

Empirical Economics, 2016, vol. 50, issue 3, No 18, 1109 pages

Abstract: Abstract We analyze a recently proposed spatial autoregressive model for stock returns and compare it to a one-factor model and the sample covariance matrix. The influence of refinements to these covariance estimation methods is studied. We employ power mapping and the shrinkage estimator as noise reduction techniques for the correlations. Further, we address the empirically observed time-varying trends and volatilities of stock returns. Local normalization strips the time series of changing trends and fluctuating volatilities. As an alternative method, we consider a GARCH fit. In the context of portfolio optimization, we find that the spatial model and the shrinkage estimator have the best match between the estimated and realized risk measures.

Keywords: GARCH; One-factor model; Power mapping; Spatial autoregressive model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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