Download or read book High Frequency Covariance Matrix Estimation Using Price Durations written by Xiaolu Zhao and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We propose a price duration based covariance matrix estimator using high frequency transactions data. The effect of the last-tick time-synchronisation methodology, together with effects of important market microstructure components is analysed through a comprehensive Monte Carlo study. To decrease the number of negative eigenvalues produced by the non positive-semi-definite (psd) covariance matrix, we devise an average covariance estimator by taking an average of a wide range of duration based covariance matrix estimators. Empirically, candidate covariance estimators are implemented on 19 stocks from the DJIA. The duration based covariance estimator is shown to provide comparably accurate estimates with smaller variation compared with competing estimators. An out-of-sample GMV portfolio allocation problem is studied. A simple shrinkage technique is introduced to make the sample matrices psd and well-conditioned. Compared to competing high-frequency covariance matrix estimators, the duration based estimator is shown to give more stable portfolio weights and higher Sharpe ratios while maintaining comparably low portfolio variances.

Download or read book Estimating the Covariance Matrix from Unsynchronized High Frequency Financial Data written by Bin Zhou and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper proposes an estimator of the covariance matrix of currencies using unsynchronized and noisy high frequency observations. The estimator allows us to estimate the covariance matrix over a shorter time interval with more accuracy. The estimator is not f-consistent when there are so-called observation noises. Increasing observation frequency infinitely does not always increase the accuracy of the estimation. Optimal observation frequency is dependent on the ratio of the total volatility over the noise level. Daily covariance matrices of three exchange rates are calculated to demonstrate the methodology. The empirical results show that the correlations of the three currencies are strong but vary over time.

Download or read book Estimating the Covariance Matrix from Unsynchronized High Frequency Financial Data Classic Reprint written by Bin Zhou and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-23 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Estimating the Covariance Matrix From Unsynchronized High Frequency Financial Data The estimation of the covariance matrix of financial prices is necessary in port folio optimization and risk management. Besides sample covariance, many other estimators have been proposed (stein 1975, Dey and Srinivasan However, estimating the covariance matrix from daily data can have serious problems. Jobson and Korkie (1980) indicated that, in some cases, it is better to use the identical matrix instead of the sample covariance matrix in the port folio selection. The problem is that the number of observations is not enough to estimate all entries of a big covariance matrix. To get around the problem, one may want to collect more data over longer time interval. However, the changing condition of markets may prevent us to do so. Another approach is to impose constrains on the covariance matrix to reduce the number of free parameters (frost and Savaino, The constrain may be subjective and not reflect the reality of the market. This paper explores another possibility of using high frequency data. Because of fast-growing computer power, data is now available in ultra - high frequency, such as tick-by - tick. Exchange rates, for example, can easily have over one million observations in one year. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book High Dimensional Covariance Estimation written by Mohsen Pourahmadi and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-06-24 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Methods for estimating sparse and large covariance matrices Covariance and correlation matrices play fundamental roles in every aspect of the analysis of multivariate data collected from a variety of fields including business and economics, health care, engineering, and environmental and physical sciences. High-Dimensional Covariance Estimation provides accessible and comprehensive coverage of the classical and modern approaches for estimating covariance matrices as well as their applications to the rapidly developing areas lying at the intersection of statistics and machine learning. Recently, the classical sample covariance methodologies have been modified and improved upon to meet the needs of statisticians and researchers dealing with large correlated datasets. High-Dimensional Covariance Estimation focuses on the methodologies based on shrinkage, thresholding, and penalized likelihood with applications to Gaussian graphical models, prediction, and mean-variance portfolio management. The book relies heavily on regression-based ideas and interpretations to connect and unify many existing methods and algorithms for the task. High-Dimensional Covariance Estimation features chapters on: Data, Sparsity, and Regularization Regularizing the Eigenstructure Banding, Tapering, and Thresholding Covariance Matrices Sparse Gaussian Graphical Models Multivariate Regression The book is an ideal resource for researchers in statistics, mathematics, business and economics, computer sciences, and engineering, as well as a useful text or supplement for graduate-level courses in multivariate analysis, covariance estimation, statistical learning, and high-dimensional data analysis.

Download or read book A Practitioner s Guide to Robust Covariance Matrix Estimation written by Wouter J. Den Haan and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper develops asymptotic distribution theory for generalized method of moments (GMM) estimators and test statistics when some of the parameters are well identified, but others are poorly identified because of weak instruments. The asymptotic theory entails applying empirical process theory to obtain a limiting representation of the (concentrated) objective function as a stochastic process. The general results are specialized to two leading cases, linear instrumental variables regression and GMM estimation of Euler equations obtained from the consumption-based capital asset pricing model with power utility. Numerical results of the latter model confirm that finite sample distributions can deviate substantially from normality, and indicate that these deviations are captured by the weak instruments asymptotic approximations.

Download or read book High Frequency Financial Econometrics written by Yacine Aït-Sahalia and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2014-07-21 with total page 683 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive introduction to the statistical and econometric methods for analyzing high-frequency financial data High-frequency trading is an algorithm-based computerized trading practice that allows firms to trade stocks in milliseconds. Over the last fifteen years, the use of statistical and econometric methods for analyzing high-frequency financial data has grown exponentially. This growth has been driven by the increasing availability of such data, the technological advancements that make high-frequency trading strategies possible, and the need of practitioners to analyze these data. This comprehensive book introduces readers to these emerging methods and tools of analysis. Yacine Aït-Sahalia and Jean Jacod cover the mathematical foundations of stochastic processes, describe the primary characteristics of high-frequency financial data, and present the asymptotic concepts that their analysis relies on. Aït-Sahalia and Jacod also deal with estimation of the volatility portion of the model, including methods that are robust to market microstructure noise, and address estimation and testing questions involving the jump part of the model. As they demonstrate, the practical importance and relevance of jumps in financial data are universally recognized, but only recently have econometric methods become available to rigorously analyze jump processes. Aït-Sahalia and Jacod approach high-frequency econometrics with a distinct focus on the financial side of matters while maintaining technical rigor, which makes this book invaluable to researchers and practitioners alike.

Download or read book High Dimensional Covariance Matrix Estimation Shrinkage Toward a Diagonal Target written by Mr. Sakai Ando and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2023-12-08 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper proposes a novel shrinkage estimator for high-dimensional covariance matrices by extending the Oracle Approximating Shrinkage (OAS) of Chen et al. (2009) to target the diagonal elements of the sample covariance matrix. We derive the closed-form solution of the shrinkage parameter and show by simulation that, when the diagonal elements of the true covariance matrix exhibit substantial variation, our method reduces the Mean Squared Error, compared with the OAS that targets an average variance. The improvement is larger when the true covariance matrix is sparser. Our method also reduces the Mean Squared Error for the inverse of the covariance matrix.

Download or read book Essays in Volatility Estimation Based on High Frequency Data written by Yucheng Sun and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on high-frequency price data, this thesis focuses on estimating the realized covariance and the integrated volatility of asset prices, and applying volatility estimation to price jump detection. The first chapter uses the LASSO procedure to regularize some estimators of high dimensional realized covariance matrices. We establish theoretical properties of the regularized estimators that show its estimation precision and the probability that they correctly reveal the network structure of the assets. The second chapter proposes a novel estimator of the integrated volatility which is the quadratic variation of the continuous part in the price process. This estimator is obtained by truncating the two-scales realized variance estimator. We show its consistency in the presence of market microstructure noise and finite or infinite activity jumps in the price process. The third chapter employs this estimator to design a test to explore the existence of price jumps with noisy price data.

Download or read book Estimation of Covariance Matrix for High dimensional Data and High frequency Data written by Changgee Chang and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second part is multivariate volatility estimation in high frequency. I propose an estimator that extends the realized kernel method, which was introduced for univariate data. I look at the estimator from a different view and suggest a natural extension. Several asymptotic properties are discussed. I also investigate the optimal kernels and provide a regularization method that produces positive-definite covariance matrix. I conduct a simulation study to verify the asymptotic theory and the finite sample performance of the proposed method.

Download or read book Missing in Asynchronicity written by Fulvio Corsi and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book High Frequency Financial Econometrics written by Luc Bauwens and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-12-31 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shedding light on some of the most pressing open questions in the analysis of high frequency data, this volume presents cutting-edge developments in high frequency financial econometrics. Coverage spans a diverse range of topics, including market microstructure, tick-by-tick data, bond and foreign exchange markets, and large dimensional volatility modeling. The volume is of interest to graduate students, researchers, and industry professionals.

Download or read book Inference from High frequency Data written by and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Robust High Dimensional Volatility Matrix Estimation for High Frequency Factor Model written by Jianqing Fan and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: High-frequency financial data allow us to estimate large volatility matrices with relatively short time horizon. Many novel statistical methods have been introduced to address large volatility matrix estimation problems from a high-dimensional Ito process with microstructural noise contamination. Their asymptotic theories require sub-Gaussian or some finite high-order moments assumptions for observed log-returns. These assumptions are at odd with the heavy tail phenomenon that is pandemic in financial stock returns and new procedures are needed to mitigate the influence of heavy tails. In this paper, we introduce the Huber loss function with a diverging threshold to develop a robust realized volatility estimation. We show that it has the sub-Gaussian concentration around the volatility with only finite fourth moments of observed log-returns. With the proposed robust estimator as input, we further regularize it by using the principal orthogonal component thresholding (POET) procedure to estimate the large volatility matrix that admits an approximate factor structure. We establish the asymptotic theories for such low-rank plus sparse matrices. The simulation study is conducted to check the finite sample performance of the proposed estimation methods.

Download or read book A Blocking and Regularization Approach to High Dimensional Realized Covariance Estimation written by Nikolaus Hautsch and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Separating Information Maximum Likelihood Method for High Frequency Financial Data written by Naoto Kunitomo and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-06-14 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a systematic explanation of the SIML (Separating Information Maximum Likelihood) method, a new approach to financial econometrics. Considerable interest has been given to the estimation problem of integrated volatility and covariance by using high-frequency financial data. Although several new statistical estimation procedures have been proposed, each method has some desirable properties along with some shortcomings that call for improvement. For estimating integrated volatility, covariance, and the related statistics by using high-frequency financial data, the SIML method has been developed by Kunitomo and Sato to deal with possible micro-market noises. The authors show that the SIML estimator has reasonable finite sample properties as well as asymptotic properties in the standard cases. It is also shown that the SIML estimator has robust properties in the sense that it is consistent and asymptotically normal in the stable convergence sense when there are micro-market noises, micro-market (non-linear) adjustments, and round-off errors with the underlying (continuous time) stochastic process. Simulation results are reported in a systematic way as are some applications of the SIML method to the Nikkei-225 index, derived from the major stock index in Japan and the Japanese financial sector.

Download or read book Estimating the Covariance Matrix from Unsynchronized High Frequency Financial Data written by Bin Zhou and published by Hardpress Publishing. This book was released on 2013-12 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Download or read book Robust Estimation of a High Dimensional Integrated Covariance Matrix written by Takayuki Morimoto and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this paper, we consider a robust method of estimating a realized covariance matrix calculated as the sum of cross products of intraday high-frequency returns. According to recent papers in financial econometrics, the realized covariance matrix is essentially contaminated with market microstructure noise. Although techniques for removing noise from the matrix have been studied since the early 2000s, they have primarily investigated a low-dimensional covariance matrix with statistically significant sample sizes. We focus on noise-robust covariance estimation under converse circumstances; that is, a high-dimensional covariance matrix possibly with a small sample size. For the estimation, we utilize a statistical hypothesis test based on the characteristic that the largest eigenvalue of the covariance matrix asymptotically follows a Tracy-Widom distribution. The null hypothesis assumes that log returns are not pure noises. If a sample eigenvalue is larger than the relevant critical value, then we fail to reject the null hypothesis. The simulation results show that the estimator studied here performs better than others as measured by mean squared error. The empirical analysis shows that our proposed estimator can be adopted to forecast future covariance matrices using real data.