Xu, Xinzhong; Taylor, Stephen J. - In: Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis 29 (1994) 01, pp. 57-74
This paper illustrates regression and Kalman filtering methods for estimating the time-varying term structure of volatility expectations revealed by options prices. Short- and long-term expectations are estimated for four currencies using daily PHLX options prices from 1985 to 1989. Throughout...