Parametric Distributional Flexibility and Conditional Variance Models with an Application to Hourly Exchange Rates
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Summary:
This paper builds on the ARCH approach for modeling distributions with time-varying conditional variance by using the generalized Student t distribution. The distribution offers flexibility in modeling both leptokurtosis and asymmetry (characteristics seen in high-frequency financial time series data), nests the standard normal and Student t distributions, and is related to the Gram Charlier and mixture distributions. An empirical ARCH model based on this distribution is formulated and estimated using hourly exchange rate returns for four currencies. The generalized Student t is found to better model the empirical conditional and unconditional distributions than other distributional specifications.
Series:
Working Paper No. 1998/029
Subject:
Currencies Exchange rate modelling Exchange rates Foreign exchange Monetary policy Money Standing facilities
English
Publication Date:
March 1, 1998
ISBN/ISSN:
9781451844771/1018-5941
Stock No:
WPIEA0291998
Pages:
39
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