Estimation for a Second-Order Jump Diffusion Model from Discrete Observations: Application to Stock Market Returns

This paper proposes a second-order jump diffusion model to study the jump dynamics of stock market returns via adding a jump term to traditional diffusion model. We develop an appropriate maximum likelihood approach to estimate model parameters. A simulation study is conducted to evaluate the perfor...

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Main Authors: Tianshun Yan, Yanyong Zhao, Shuanghua Luo
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-01-01
Series:Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/9549707
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description This paper proposes a second-order jump diffusion model to study the jump dynamics of stock market returns via adding a jump term to traditional diffusion model. We develop an appropriate maximum likelihood approach to estimate model parameters. A simulation study is conducted to evaluate the performance of the estimation method in finite samples. Furthermore, we consider a likelihood ratio test to identify the statistically significant presence of jump factor. The empirical analysis of stock market data from North America, Asia, and Europe is provided for illustration.
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spelling doaj-art-2ef656659c8c49a19dc64a25167eac742025-02-03T06:11:28ZengWileyDiscrete Dynamics in Nature and Society1026-02261607-887X2018-01-01201810.1155/2018/95497079549707Estimation for a Second-Order Jump Diffusion Model from Discrete Observations: Application to Stock Market ReturnsTianshun Yan0Yanyong Zhao1Shuanghua Luo2School of Mathematics and Statistics, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, ChinaSchool of Science, Nanjing Audit University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, ChinaSchool of Science, Xi’an Polytechnic University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, ChinaThis paper proposes a second-order jump diffusion model to study the jump dynamics of stock market returns via adding a jump term to traditional diffusion model. We develop an appropriate maximum likelihood approach to estimate model parameters. A simulation study is conducted to evaluate the performance of the estimation method in finite samples. Furthermore, we consider a likelihood ratio test to identify the statistically significant presence of jump factor. The empirical analysis of stock market data from North America, Asia, and Europe is provided for illustration.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/9549707
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Estimation for a Second-Order Jump Diffusion Model from Discrete Observations: Application to Stock Market Returns
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title Estimation for a Second-Order Jump Diffusion Model from Discrete Observations: Application to Stock Market Returns
title_full Estimation for a Second-Order Jump Diffusion Model from Discrete Observations: Application to Stock Market Returns
title_fullStr Estimation for a Second-Order Jump Diffusion Model from Discrete Observations: Application to Stock Market Returns
title_full_unstemmed Estimation for a Second-Order Jump Diffusion Model from Discrete Observations: Application to Stock Market Returns
title_short Estimation for a Second-Order Jump Diffusion Model from Discrete Observations: Application to Stock Market Returns
title_sort estimation for a second order jump diffusion model from discrete observations application to stock market returns
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/9549707
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