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Distribution-free specification test for volatility function based on high-frequency data with microstructure noise

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  • Yinfen Tang

    (Shanghai Lixin University of Accounting and Finance)

  • Tao Su

    (Shanghai University of Finance and Economics)

  • Zhiyuan Zhang

    (Shanghai University of Finance and Economics)

Abstract

In this paper, we propose a two-step test for parametric specification of volatility function based on high-frequency data with microstructure noise. The latent prices are first recovered at high precision under the assumption that the noise is a parametric function of observable trading information. An asymptotically distribution-free test is then built on the estimated latent prices using Khmaladze martingale transformation. We establish asymptotic theory associated with the test under both the null and alternative hypotheses. Moreover, an extension of the proposed method to incorporate intraday pattern is also formally discussed. Simulation results corroborate our theoretical findings demonstrating clear advantage of our method over an existing distribution-free method that does not take microstructure noise into account. We finally apply the test to the high-frequency data of Standard & Poor’s depository receipt (SPDR) that tracks the S&P 500 index.

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  • Yinfen Tang & Tao Su & Zhiyuan Zhang, 2022. "Distribution-free specification test for volatility function based on high-frequency data with microstructure noise," Metrika: International Journal for Theoretical and Applied Statistics, Springer, vol. 85(8), pages 977-1022, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:metrik:v:85:y:2022:i:8:d:10.1007_s00184-021-00857-8
    DOI: 10.1007/s00184-021-00857-8
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    Keywords

    Diffusion processes; Volatility function; Specification test; High-frequency data; Microstructure noise;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • G12 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Asset Pricing; Trading Volume; Bond Interest Rates
    • C22 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Time-Series Models; Dynamic Quantile Regressions; Dynamic Treatment Effect Models; Diffusion Processes
    • C32 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - Time-Series Models; Dynamic Quantile Regressions; Dynamic Treatment Effect Models; Diffusion Processes; State Space Models
    • C14 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Semiparametric and Nonparametric Methods: General

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