We show that, for three common SARV models, fitting a minimum mean square linear filter is equivalent to fitting a GARCH model. This suggests that GARCH models may be useful for filtering, forecasting, and parameter estimation in stochastic volatility settings. To investigate, we use simulations to evaluate how the three SARV models and their associated GARCH filters perform under controlled conditions and then we use daily currency and equity index returns to evaluate how the models perform in a risk management application. Although the GARCH models produce less precise forecasts than the SARV models in the simulations, it is not clear that the performance differences are large enough to be economically meaningful. Consistent with this view, we find that the GARCH and SARV models perform comparably in tests of conditional value-at-risk estimates using the actual data.

A new, more accurate take on the classical approach to volatility evaluation Inside Volatility Filtering presents a new approach to volatility estimation, using financial econometrics based on a more accurate estimation of the hidden state. Based on the idea of "filtering", this book lays out a two-step framework involving a Chapman-Kolmogorov prior distribution followed by Bayesian posterior distribution to develop a robust estimation based on all available information. This new second edition includes guidance toward basing estimations on historic option prices instead of stocks, as well as Wiener Chaos Expansions and other spectral approaches. The author's statistical trading strategy has been expanded with more in-depth discussion, and the companion website offers new topical insight, additional models, and extra charts that delve into the profitability of applied model calibration. You'll find a more precise approach to the classical time series and financial econometrics evaluation, with expert advice on turning data into profit. Financial markets do not always behave according to a normal bell curve. Skewness creates uncertainty and surprises, and tarnishes trading performance, but it's not going away. This book shows traders how to work with skewness: how to predict it, estimate its impact, and determine whether the data is presenting a warning to stay away or an opportunity for profit. Base volatility estimations on more accurate data Integrate past observation with Bayesian probability Exploit posterior distribution of the hidden state for optimal estimation Boost trade profitability by utilizing "skewness" opportunities Wall Street is constantly searching for volatility assessment methods that will make their models more accurate, but precise handling of skewness is the key to true accuracy. Inside Volatility Filtering shows you a better way to approach non-normal distributions for more accurate volatility estimation.

Forecasting in the presence of structural breaks and model uncertainty are active areas of research with implications for practical problems in forecasting. This book addresses forecasting variables from both Macroeconomics and Finance, and considers various methods of dealing with model instability and model uncertainty when forming forecasts.

Financial market volatility forecasting is one of today's most important areas of expertise for professionals and academics in investment, option pricing, and financial market regulation. While many books address financial market modelling, no single book is devoted primarily to the exploration of volatility forecasting and the practical use of forecasting models. A Practical Guide to Forecasting Financial Market Volatility provides practical guidance on this vital topic through an in-depth examination of a range of popular forecasting models. Details are provided on proven techniques for building volatility models, with guide-lines for actually using them in forecasting applications.

Section headings in this handbook include: 'Forecasting Methodology; 'Forecasting Models'; 'Forecasting with Different Data Structures'; and 'Applications of Forecasting Methods.'.

This book constitutes revised selected papers from the 4th Workshop on Mining Data for Financial Applications, MIDAS 2019, held in conjunction with ECML PKDD 2019, in Würzburg, Germany, in September 2019. The 8 full and 3 short papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 16 submissions. They deal with challenges, potentialities, and applications of leveraging data-mining tasks regarding problems in the financial domain.

Gotovo neprekidne finansijske neizvesnosti i krize izazvane finansijskim i nefinansijskim faktorima nas podsećaju na neophodnost i značaj literature u vezi sa hedžingom rizika. Nepredvidivost budućih promena deviznih kurseva je jedan od najvažnijih izvora neizvesnosti za preduzeća, bez obzira na to da li posluju u granicama jedne nacionalne privrede ili na globalnom nivou. Devizni rizik, kao izraz te neizvesnosti, može usloviti veoma nepovoljne promene domaće vrednosti nekih pozicija preduzeća ili pokazatelja poslovanja, pa privlači pažnju teorije i prakse. Budući da promene deviznih kurseva mogu značajno odrediti konkurentnost, novčane tokove i strategijsku orijentaciju preduzeća, izloženost deviznom riziku je strategijski problem koji zahteva strategijski odgovor. S tim u vezi, preduzeća koriste finansijske i operativne strategije. Finansijske strategije podrazumevaju zauzimanje pozicije u valutnom derivatu, sa ciljem smanjenja izloženosti u vezi sa osnovnom pozicijom u stranoj valuti, dok se operativne strategije zasnivaju na razvoju realnih opcija u domenu snabdevanja, proizvodnje i prodaje, sa ciljem optimiziranja izloženosti preduzeća u vezi sa očekivanim novčanim tokovima. Budući da se teorija i praksa finansija brzo menjaju i unapređuju, ova monografija je pisana u nastojanju da ukaže na strategijske odgovore koje preduzeća mogu da koriste kako bi kontrolisala uticaj deviznog rizika na svoje poslovanje. Imajući u vidu strategijsku dimenziju ovog problema, najviše pažnje je posvećeno analizi i objašnjenju modela za procenu izloženosti i strategijama za hedžing deviznog rizika. Posebno su istaknuti i analizirani pristupi dostupni preduzećima u Srbiji. Monografija „Hedžing deviznog rizika: razvoj i primena finansijskih i operativnih strategija“ je namenjena stručnjacima koji se u svakodnevnom radu sreću sa deviznim rizikom, studentima ekonomskih fakulteta, ali i svima koji žele da bolje razumeju uticaj deviznog rizika i praktične pristupe hedžingu. U očekivanju da će ova monografija doprineti boljem razumevanju složene problematike hedžinga deviznog rizika, autor je otvoren za konstruktivne sugestije naučne i stručne javnosti.

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