Volatility has been one of the most active and successful areas of research in time series econometrics and economic … empirical insights to emerge from this burgeoning literature, with a distinct focus on forecasting applications. Volatility is … inherently latent, and Section 1 begins with a brief intuitive account of various key volatility concepts. Section 2 then …

diffusive volatility and squared jump variation. We use this result to develop a new option valuation model in which the … underlying asset price exhibits volatility and jump intensity dynamics. The volatility and jump intensity dynamics in the model … are directly driven by model-free empirical measures of diffusive volatility and jump variation. Because the empirical …

Volatility has been one of the most active and successful areas of research in time series econometrics and economic … empirical insights to emerge from this burgeoning literature, with a distinct focus on forecasting applications. Volatility is … inherently latent, and Section 1 begins with a brief intuitive account of various key volatility concepts. Section 2 then …