"LIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"Jump-Robust Volatility Estimation using Nearest Neighbor Truncation var djConfig = { parseOnLoad: true, isDebug: false };NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH HOME PAGE Jump-Robust Volatility Estimation using...

"We investigate whether bonds span the volatility risk in the U.S. Treasury market, as predicted by most 'affine' term structure models. To this end, we construct powerful and model-free empirical measures of the quadratic yield variation for a cross-section of fixed- maturity zero-coupon bonds...

"We develop a sequential procedure to test the adequacy of jump-diffusion models for return distributions. We rely on intraday data and nonparametric volatility measures, along with a new jump detection technique and appropriate conditional moment tests, for assessing the import of jumps and...