In this paper we examine the empirical performance of affine jump diffusion models with stochastic volatility in a time … method. The support for a stochastic volatility model including jumps in both prices and volatility is strong and the model …

metal price series is investigated, as well as time-varying volatility. The results demonstrate that allowing for jumps and … time-varying volatility provides statistically important improvements in the modelling or prices, relative to GBM. These …

Introduction -- Volatility and its estimation -- Overview of volatility derivatives -- Options delta hedging with no … options at all -- Volatility derivatives in portfolio optimization -- Benefits of using volatility futures in investment … strategies -- Predictive properties of the volatility term structure -- Conclusions -- List of gures -- List of tables …