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Stochastic Volatility: Origins and Overview

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Neil Shephard
Torben G. Andersen

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In this paper we review the history and recent developments of stochastic volatility, which is the main way financial economists and mathematical finance specialists model time varying volatility.

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Paper provided by University of Oxford, Department of Economics in its series Economics Series Working Papers with number 389.

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