On the distributional characterization of daily log-returns of a world stock index

In this paper distributions are identified which suitably fit log-returns of the world stock index when these are expressed in units of different currencies. By searching for a best fit in the class of symmetric generalized hyperbolic distributions the maximum likelihood estimates appear to cluster...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Fergusson, Kevin, Platen, E.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Chapman & Hall 2006
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/18690