Discrete-time Volatility Forecasting with Persistent Leverage Effect and the Link with Continuous-time Volatility Modeling
Author | : Fulvio Corsi |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 34 |
Release | : 2010 |
ISBN-10 | : OCLC:1290247103 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (03 Downloads) |
Download or read book Discrete-time Volatility Forecasting with Persistent Leverage Effect and the Link with Continuous-time Volatility Modeling written by Fulvio Corsi and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We first propose a reduced-form model in discrete time for Samp;P500 volatility showing that the forecasting performance of a volatility model can be significantly improved by introducing a persistent leverage effect with a long-range dependence similar to that of volatility itself. We also find a strongly significant positive impact of lagged jumps on volatility, which however is absorbed more quickly. We then estimate continuous-time stochastic volatility models which are able to reproduce the statistical features captured by the reduced-form model. We show that a single-factor model driven by a fractional Brownian motion is unable to reproduce the volatility dynamics observed in the data, while a multi-factor Markovian model is able to reproduce the persistence of both volatility and leverage effect. The impact of jumps can instead be associated with a common jump component in price and volatility. These findings cast serious doubts on the need of modeling volatility with a genuine long memory component, while reinforcing the view of volatility being generated by the superposition of multiple factors.