This paper proposes an ex post volatility estimator, called mixed interval realized variance (MIRV), that uses high-frequency data to provide measurements robust to the idiosyncratic noise of stock markets caused by market microstructures. The theoretical properties of the new volatility...

To capture mean and variance asymmetries and time-varying volatility in financial time series, we generalize the threshold stochastic volatility (THSV) model and incorporate a heavy-tailed error distribution. Unlike existing stochastic volatility models, this model simultaneously accounts for...

This paper examines the hypothesis that both stock returns and volatility are asymmetric functions of past information derived from domestic and U.S. stock-market news. The results show the presence of negative autocorrelation, which is consistent with the dominance of positive-feedback trading...