Chapter 1. Introduction of Thesis -- Chapter 2. Literature Review -- Chapter 3. Methodology and Data -- Chapter 4. Implied Volatility Forecasting Realized Volatility -- Chapter 5. Implied Volatility Estimating Currency Options Price -- Chapter 6. Conclusion of Thesis.

This study analyses the presence of implied volatility smirk (IVS) and its predictability of the US stock market crash during the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) through the in-sample and out-of-sample tests. The in-sample investigation was conducted for 18 cases (cases 1-18) to confirm the...