Predicting volatility is a must in the finance domain. Estimations of volatility, along with the central tendency … research is to analyze the influence of COVID-19 on the return and volatility of the stock market indices of the top 10 … volatility remains higher than in normal periods, signaling a bearish tendency in the market. The COVID variable, as an exogenous …

This study examines the reaction of four major equity markets of the world to the US equity market fear index, i ….e., the Chicago Board of Trade Volatility Index (VIX). The VIX is designed to perform as a leading indicator of the volatility … estimation show that, in the first and second subperiods that cover from 6/2013 through 5/2016, equity market volatility in the …