This article proposes a simple and intuitive framework to combine a discrete volatility forecast series produced by a …-combining binomial trees that capture the distributional properties of the volatility forecasts. Finally, the framework is employed to …

Derivatives, especially equity and volatility options, contain valuable and oftentimes essential information for … estimating stochastic volatility models. Absent strong assumptions, their typically highly nonlinear pricing dependence on the … jointly accounts for stock returns as well as prices of equity and volatility options. Finally, we provide numerical results …