Publication Type
Working Paper
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
1-2013
Abstract
We apply the ACD-ICV method proposed by Tse and Yang (2011) for the estimation of intraday volatility to estimate monthly volatility, and empirically compare this method against the realized volatility (RV) and generalized autoregressive conditional heteroskedasticity (GARCH) methods. Our Monte Carlo results show that the ACD-ICV method performs well against the other two methods. Evidence on the Chicago Board Options Exchange volatility index (VIX) shows that it predicts the ACD-ICV volatility estimates better than it predicts the RV estimates. While the RV method is popular for the estimation of monthly volatility, its performance is inferior to the GARCH method.
Keywords
Autoregressive conditional duration, generalized autoregressive conditional heteroskedasticity, market microstructure, realized volatility, transaction data
Discipline
Econometrics | Finance
Research Areas
Econometrics
First Page
1
Last Page
24
Citation
LIU, Shouwei and TSE, Yiu Kuen.
Estimation of Monthly Volatility: An Empirical Comparison of Realized Volatility, GARCH and ACD-ICV Methods. (2013). 1-24.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soe_research/1476
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