Estimating spot volatility with high-frequency financial data

We construct a spot volatility estimator for high-frequency financial data which contain market microstructure noise. We prove consistency and derive the asymptotic distribution of the estimator. A data-driven method is proposed to select the scale parameter and the bandwidth parameter in the estim...

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Main Authors: Zu, Yang, Boswijk, Peter
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Published: Elsevier 2014
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description We construct a spot volatility estimator for high-frequency financial data which contain market microstructure noise. We prove consistency and derive the asymptotic distribution of the estimator. A data-driven method is proposed to select the scale parameter and the bandwidth parameter in the estimator. In Monte Carlo simulations, we compare the finite sample performance of our estimator with some existing estimators. Empirical examples are given to illustrate the potential applications of the estimator.
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spelling nottingham-458392020-05-04T20:13:49Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/45839/ Estimating spot volatility with high-frequency financial data Zu, Yang Boswijk, Peter We construct a spot volatility estimator for high-frequency financial data which contain market microstructure noise. We prove consistency and derive the asymptotic distribution of the estimator. A data-driven method is proposed to select the scale parameter and the bandwidth parameter in the estimator. In Monte Carlo simulations, we compare the finite sample performance of our estimator with some existing estimators. Empirical examples are given to illustrate the potential applications of the estimator. Elsevier 2014-08 Article PeerReviewed Zu, Yang and Boswijk, Peter (2014) Estimating spot volatility with high-frequency financial data. Journal of Econometrics, 181 (2). pp. 117-135. ISSN 0304-4076 Spot volatility; Market microstructure noise; Subsampling; Scale selection; Bandwidth selection http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304407614000608 doi:10.1016/j.jeconom.2014.04.001 doi:10.1016/j.jeconom.2014.04.001
spellingShingle Spot volatility; Market microstructure noise; Subsampling; Scale selection; Bandwidth selection
Zu, Yang
Boswijk, Peter
Estimating spot volatility with high-frequency financial data
title Estimating spot volatility with high-frequency financial data
title_full Estimating spot volatility with high-frequency financial data
title_fullStr Estimating spot volatility with high-frequency financial data
title_full_unstemmed Estimating spot volatility with high-frequency financial data
title_short Estimating spot volatility with high-frequency financial data
title_sort estimating spot volatility with high-frequency financial data
topic Spot volatility; Market microstructure noise; Subsampling; Scale selection; Bandwidth selection
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