We introduce a new type of heavy-tailed distribution, the normal reciprocal inverse Gaussian distribution (NRIG), to the GARCH and Glosten-Jagannathan-Runkle (1993) GARCH models, and compare its empirical performance with two other popular types of heavy-tailed distribution, the Student's t...

In the era of diminishing power from US dollar and increasing competition among world currencies, Bitcoin, as a completely new concept as a medium of exchange, has received increasing attentions over the world. Nowadays, Bitcoin also becomes an investment vehicle, which carries attractive...