Garch Parameter Estimation Using High-Frequency Data
Abstract
Estimation of the parameters of Garch models for financial data is typically based on daily close-to-close returns. This paper shows that the efficiency of the parameter estimators may be greatly improved by using volatility proxies based on intraday data. The paper develops a Garch quasi maximum likelihood estimator (QMLE) based on these proxies. Examples of such proxies are the realized volatility and the intraday high-low range. Empirical analysis of the S&P 500 index tick data shows that the use of a suitable proxy may reduce the variances of the estimators of the Garch autoregression parameters by a factor 20.Download Info
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Paper provided by University Library of Munich, Germany in its series MPRA Paper with number 9076.Length:
Date of creation: 10 Jun 2008
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Handle: RePEc:pra:mprapa:9076
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Keywords: volatility estimation; quasi maximum likelihood; volatility proxy; Gaussian QMLE; log-Gaussian QMLE; autoregressive conditional heteroscedasticity;Other versions of this item:
- Marcel P. Visser, 2011. "GARCH Parameter Estimation Using High-Frequency Data," Journal of Financial Econometrics, Society for Financial Econometrics, vol. 9(1), pages 162-197, Winter.
- C51 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric Modeling - - - Model Construction and Estimation
- G1 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets
- C14 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Semiparametric and Nonparametric Methods: General
- C22 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Time-Series Models; Dynamic Quantile Regressions; Dynamic Treatment Effect Models
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- NEP-ALL-2008-06-21 (All new papers)
- NEP-ECM-2008-06-21 (Econometrics)
- NEP-ETS-2008-06-21 (Econometric Time Series)
- NEP-MST-2008-06-21 (Market Microstructure)
- NEP-ORE-2008-06-21 (Operations Research)
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