Historical Volatility Estimation
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What is implied volatility primarily based on?

  • Future predictions based on economic indicators
  • Past performance of similar assets
  • Historical price movements of an asset
  • Observations of option prices in the market (correct)

Which of the following statements is true regarding historical volatility?

  • It considers speculative future events.
  • It uses past price series to forecast future volatility. (correct)
  • It guarantees accurate future volatility predictions.
  • It relies solely on current market prices.

What are the considerations for sample length in estimating historical volatility?

  • Sample length is irrelevant in volatility estimation.
  • Sample length does not impact accuracy.
  • There is a trade-off between accuracy and currentness. (correct)
  • Longer samples always yield better results.

Why can volatility not be directly observed?

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How does sample frequency affect volatility estimates?

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What may cause structural changes in volatility?

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Why might short sample periods be beneficial in volatility estimation?

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What is a potential downside of using long sample lengths for volatility estimation?

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What is the primary advantage of using daily data for estimating volatility?

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Why is it recommended to use multiples of three months when estimating volatility?

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Which sampling frequency is recommended for longer forecasting horizons?

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What is considered a benchmark estimator for measuring volatility?

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What is the key challenge when estimating volatility measures?

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Which volatility measure is often referred to as historical volatility?

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What is a disadvantage of using daily data for volatility estimation?

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What does the drift term, μ, represent in the context of geometric Brownian motion?

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What condition must be met for the classical estimator to be unbiased?

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What does the average of all the squared returns measure?

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Why do we tend to underestimate volatility when only considering opening and closing prices?

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What does Parkinson suggest to improve the estimation of volatility?

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Which of the following statements about the classical estimator is true?

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What happens to a stock price during the time when the market is closed?

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How is the fraction of the day calculated if the market is open from 8 to 5?

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What is the relationship between the opening and closing prices and actual volatility when the market closes?

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What is the primary advantage of range-based measures in financial data analysis?

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How does the ARCH model determine volatility?

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What does the term 'heteroscedastic' refer to in financial modeling?

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In the given time series model Rt = a + εt, what do the variables represent?

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What does the symbol σ² represent in the context of the time series model?

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Which model is defined by the equation σt² = ω + β.εt-1²?

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What does the coefficient β in the ARCH model indicate?

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What does a sum of $a + b$ close to 1 indicate in terms of volatility shocks?

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What aspect of volatility do GARCH models specifically address?

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What condition must be met regarding the parameters 'a' and 'b' in a volatility model?

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What is a characteristic of the unconditional distribution of a GARCH(1,1) process?

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Which of the following best describes the GARCH-in-mean model?

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What happens when $a + b = 1$ in a volatility model?

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What does the unconditional kurtosis K of a GARCH(1,1) process represent?

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What implication does a situation where $a + b < 1$ have for volatility?

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What does the presence of volatility clusters in financial returns indicate?

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What does the unconditional variance formula $ au^2 = rac{ au}{1 - eta}$ represent?

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What is the key distinction between the ARCH and GARCH models?

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Why is a GARCH(1,1) model often sufficient for financial time series?

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In GARCH models, what does the term $σ^2_{t-1}$ represent?

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How is the conditional variance modeled in a GARCH process?

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What does the component 'ω' represent in the GARCH formula?

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Which of the following statements about the ARCH process is true?

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What is the primary focus of the GARCH model in financial analytics?

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Flashcards

Volatility

The amount of price fluctuations of a security or asset over a period of time. It measures how volatile an asset is by how much its price moves up and down.

Historical Volatility

The process of using historical price data to estimate the volatility of an asset.

Estimator Accuracy

A statistical measure that assesses the accuracy of an estimator. It quantifies how close the estimated value is to the true value.

Volatility Clusters

Periods where market volatility is clustered together. This means volatility can be high for a while, then low for a while, and then high again.

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Structural Changes

Changes in the underlying structure of an asset or market, such as new regulations or economic shifts.

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Sample Length

The time period used to gather historical data for estimating volatility.

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Sample Frequency

The frequency at which data is collected for estimating volatility (e.g., daily, weekly, monthly).

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Accuracy vs. Currentness Trade-off

The balance between using a longer sample to increase accuracy and using a shorter sample to capture recent changes in volatility.

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Long-term average volatility

The average volatility measured over a long period, capturing the long-term trend.

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Short sample period

A sample period that is too short can lead to unreliable volatility estimates, heavily influenced by recent price movements.

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3-month rolling window

Using multiples of three months ensures consistent data points for volatility calculations, aligning with the quarterly reporting cycles of macroeconomic data.

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Daily data for volatility

Daily data offers more frequent observations, potentially improving the accuracy of volatility estimates.

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Weekly or monthly data

Weekly or monthly data reduces the impact of holidays or missing data points, providing a smoother estimate.

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Efficiency of volatility estimator

A measure of how well a volatility estimator compares to the standard (benchmark) approach.

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Geometric Brownian motion

A model describing price movement with a constant volatility, useful in understanding and measuring volatility from price ranges.

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Classical Estimator

A statistical measure used to estimate the standard deviation of a financial asset's returns.

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Average Daily Standard Deviation

The average of all the daily standard deviations of an asset's returns. It's a simple way to estimate volatility.

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Volatility: ∑(rt)²/N

A theoretical measure of volatility that captures the fluctuations in the asset's price even when the market is closed. It is calculated as the sum of squared price changes divided by the number of observations.

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Classical Estimator Unbiasedness

The classical estimator is only unbiased if the mean of the asset's returns is zero. This implies that the asset is expected to have no trend over time, and its movements are purely random.

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Parkinson's Range-Based Estimator

A measure of volatility that considers the highest and lowest prices observed during the trading day. It can provide a more accurate estimate of volatility than methods that only consider opening and closing prices.

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High Price (Ht)

The highest price observed during the trading day.

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Low Price (Lt)

The lowest price observed during the trading day.

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Opening Price

The price of an asset when the market opens after being closed.

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Homoscedastic Volatility

A statistical model that assumes volatility is constant over time.

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Heteroscedastic Volatility

A statistical model that assumes volatility changes over time.

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ARCH Model - Autoregressive Conditional Heteroscedasticity

A statistical model that incorporates volatility clustering by assuming that the volatility of a financial asset in the current period depends on the volatility of the previous period.

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ARCH Order

The order of the ARCH model, indicating how many previous periods are used to predict current volatility.

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Conditional Volatility

A statistical model that accounts for time-dependent volatility, meaning volatility changes over time and is influenced by its own past values.

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Error Term (ε)

The difference between the actual return of an asset and the expected return.

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Disturbance (εt²)

The squared value of the error term, which is used to estimate the volatility in ARCH models.

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Beta (β)

In ARCH models, this coefficient represents the impact of the previous period's disturbance on the current period's volatility.

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ARCH (Autoregressive Conditional Heteroskedasticity)

A statistical model that describes how the variance of a time series changes over time. It assumes that the variance of the current period is dependent on the squared errors of past periods.

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GARCH (Generalized Autoregressive Conditional Heteroskedasticity)

A generalized version of the ARCH model, where the current variance depends not only on past squared errors but also on past variances. This allows for a more flexible and realistic representation of volatility.

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Conditional Variance

The variance of the time series at a given time point, assuming that you know the values of the time series up to that point.

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Unconditional Variance

The estimated variance of the time series that doesn't depend on any past information.

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GARCH(1,1) Formula

The formula for calculating the conditional variance in a GARCH(1,1) model. It includes the current squared error, past squared error, and past conditional variance.

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GARCH(1,1) Parameter 'a'

The parameter 'a' in the GARCH(1,1) model. It measures the impact of the previous period's squared error on the current period's variance.

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GARCH(1,1) Parameter 'b'

The parameter 'b' in the GARCH(1,1) model. It measures the impact of the previous period's conditional variance on the current period's variance.

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Kurtosis

A statistical measure of the 'tailedness' of a distribution. A higher kurtosis suggests heavier tails, meaning more extreme values are likely.

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a + b in GARCH(1,1)

A measure of the strength and duration of volatility shocks in a GARCH model. The closer the sum is to 1, the longer the shocks persist, and the slower it takes for volatility to return to the normal level.

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GARCH-in-Mean

A GARCH model that incorporates the effect of past volatility on the expected return. It is used to capture the 'leverage effect' where falling prices are often accompanied by higher volatility.

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GARCH Model

A type of model used to describe the volatility of financial time series. It assumes that the current variance of the series depends on its past variances and past squared innovations.

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Volatility Persistence

The tendency of volatility to persist over time. After a period of high volatility, it is likely to continue for some time before reverting to the normal level.

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Leptokurtosis

A property of a distribution with higher peaks and heavier tails compared to a normal distribution.

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Volatility Clustering

A characteristic of financial returns where periods of high volatility are followed by other periods of high volatility. This means that volatility tends to cluster together.

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Study Notes

Historical Volatility Estimation

  • Volatility is crucial for investment decisions, performance evaluation, and risk management.
  • Two methods exist for forecasting volatility:
    • Implied volatility: derived from observed option prices, not guaranteed to reflect future market behavior.
    • Historical volatility: uses historical price data to predict future volatility, relies on the assumption that the past is indicative of the future.
  • Estimating historical volatility is challenging because volatility is a latent factor, not directly observable.
  • Several factors influence the estimate, including:
    • Sample length: longer samples increase accuracy but may not reflect current market dynamics.
    • Sample frequency: daily, weekly, or monthly data impact the estimate.
    • Pricing measure (different measures of price data): which assumptions are applied to the price process.
  • Choosing sample length balances accuracy and timeliness.
  • Short samples reflect time variations but may lack accuracy.
  • More accurate estimates may not be current.
  • Volatility clustering and structural changes can affect the stability of historical data.
    • Long samples lose accuracy when volatility is clustered in different periods, or significant market changes occur.
  • Short samples offer better accuracy, but focus on short-term volatility variations.
  • Volatility measures include standard deviation of returns or range-based methods.

Sampling Frequency

  • Daily data offers high observations, but can include holiday or vacation impacts.
  • Weekly/monthly data reduce holiday/vacation variations, but reduce the overall observations during the sampling period.

Volatility Measure: Price Ranges

  • The choice of volatility measure critically affects the estimate.
  • Historical volatility is often represented as the standard deviation of past returns.
  • Other measures such as range-based estimators (considering high-low prices) and squared return are also used.
  • Range-based estimators (using opening/closing, high/low) may understate actual volatility, because the range of price changes is more constrained.

GARCH Models

  • Volatility clusters and its dynamic behavior are important for understanding financial markets
  • Volatility is commonly modeled using GARCH models because volatility is often not constant.
  • Alternative models are EGARCH and GJR-GARCH, which account for asymmetric volatility reactions to positive and negative shocks.
  • GARCH-in-Mean models link volatility to mean (average return).

Utility and Indifference Curves

  • Investors choose among investment opportunities based on risk-return preferences.
  • Expected return and risk are key consideration factors.
  • A utility function is used to rank different investment opportunities.
  • Investors maximize utility when optimizing choices.

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This quiz explores the concept of historical volatility in investment decisions. It covers methods for forecasting volatility, particularly historical and implied volatility. Additionally, it discusses the factors affecting historical volatility estimates, including sample length and frequency.

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