This paper discusses identification, specification, estimation and forecasting for a general class of periodic … formulations are introduced for exact maximum likelihood estimation, component estimation and forecasting. Identification issues …

For forecasting volatility of futures returns, the paper proposes an indirect method based on the relationship between … futures and the underlying asset for the returns and time-varying volatility. For volatility forecasting, the paper considers … that the new method based on stochastic volatility models with the asymmetry and long memory outperforms the forecasting …

forecasting, the authors propose a new factor multivariate stochastic volatility (fMSV) model for realized covariance measures … outperform existing dynamic conditional correlation models for forecasting future covariances. Among the new fMSV models, the … Cholesky MSV model with long memory and asymmetry shows stable and better forecasting performance for one-day, five-day and ten …

forecast and econ omic gains. Similar forecast gains are obtained in point and density forecasting of US real GDP, Inflation …