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Estimating Parametric Models of Probability Distributions

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  • Dilip B. Madan

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Noting that risk neutral distributions are estimated by minimizing the squared deviations between market and model option prices we consider using option payoff moments in estimating distributional parameters from a sample of observations. It is observed, in particular when compared to maximum likelihood estimation, that digital option payoff moments yield the lowest chisquare statistics for a test of uniformity for data transformed to the unit interval by the estimated distribution function.

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  • Dilip B. Madan, 2015. "Estimating Parametric Models of Probability Distributions," Methodology and Computing in Applied Probability, Springer, vol. 17(3), pages 823-831, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:metcap:v:17:y:2015:i:3:d:10.1007_s11009-014-9409-4
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    1. Boris Buchmann & Kevin W. Lu & Dilip B. Madan, 2019. "Calibration for Weak Variance-Alpha-Gamma Processes," Methodology and Computing in Applied Probability, Springer, vol. 21(4), pages 1151-1164, December.
    2. Dilip B. Madan & Wim Schoutens, 2020. "Self‐similarity in long‐horizon returns," Mathematical Finance, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 30(4), pages 1368-1391, October.
    3. Boris Buchmann & Kevin W. Lu & Dilip B. Madan, 2018. "Calibration for Weak Variance-Alpha-Gamma Processes," Papers 1801.08852, arXiv.org, revised Jul 2018.
    4. Dilip B. Madan & King Wang, 2022. "Two sided efficient frontiers at multiple time horizons," Annals of Finance, Springer, vol. 18(3), pages 327-353, September.

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