Estimating spot volatility with high-frequency financial data

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Publication date 2014
Journal Journal of Econometrics
Volume | Issue number 181 | 2
Pages (from-to) 117-135
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  • Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB) - Amsterdam School of Economics Research Institute (ASE-RI)
Abstract We construct a spot volatility estimator for high-frequency financial data which contain market micro-structure 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.
Document type Article
Language English
Published at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeconom.2014.04.001
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