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A skew and leptokurtic distribution with polynomial tails and characterizing functions in closed form

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  • Fischer, Matthias

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We introduce a new skewed and leptokurtic distribution derived from the hyperbolic secant distribution and Johnson's S transformation. Properties of this new distribution are given. Finally, we empirically demonstrate in the context of financial return data that its exibility is comparable to that of their most advanced peers.

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  • Fischer, Matthias, 2012. "A skew and leptokurtic distribution with polynomial tails and characterizing functions in closed form," FAU Discussion Papers in Economics 03/2012, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Institute for Economics.
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    hyperbolic secant distribution; SU-transformation; skewness; leptokurtosis; polynomial tails;
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