Models for stock returns
Historically, the normal variance model has been used to describe stock return distributions. This model is based on taking the conditional stock return distribution to be normal with its variance itself being a random variable. The form of the actual stock return distribution will depend on the distribution for the variance. In practice, the distributions chosen for the variance appear to be very limited. In this note, we derive a comprehensive collection of formulas for the actual stock return distribution, covering some sixteen flexible families. The corresponding estimation procedures are derived by the method of moments and the method of maximum likelihood. We feel that this work could serve as a useful reference and lead to improved modelling with respect to stock market returns.
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2012
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Authors: | Nadarajah, Saralees |
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Quantitative Finance. - Taylor & Francis Journals, ISSN 1469-7688. - Vol. 12.2012, 3, p. 411-424
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Taylor & Francis Journals |
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