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Financial Asset Returns, Market Timing, and Volatility Dynamics

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  • Francis X. Diebold

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  • Peter Christoffersen & Francis X. Diebold, 2002. "Financial Asset Returns, Market Timing, and Volatility Dynamics," CIRANO Working Papers 2002s-02, CIRANO.
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    Keywords

    Sign prediction; direction of change; volatility timing; investment horizon; prédiction des signes; direction de changement; timing de la volatilité; horizon d'investissement;
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    • G11 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Portfolio Choice; Investment Decisions
    • G14 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Information and Market Efficiency; Event Studies; Insider Trading
    • C53 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric Modeling - - - Forecasting and Prediction Models; Simulation Methods

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