Options’ volatility forecasting represented, in the last decades, a very interesting and frequent domain of research in financial econometrics due to its importance in option pricing, portfolio selection, risk management and other financial activities. The aim of this study is to realize a...

In this paper we analyze the volatility of the 3 most traded stock options at NYSE Euronext Exchange Amsterdam, between January 2009 and May 2011, in order to identify the best models that explain the evolution of options volatility. Based on the analysis of the phenomena, we determine models...