. Announcements of both institutes are also clearly and immediately reflected in the volatility, which remains at a significantly … higher level for approximately two minutes slightly elevated for approximately 15 minutes. Combining returns and volatility … in a GARCH(1,1)-model, the paper reveals that significant increases in volatility only show up in the presence of …

The volatility specification of the Markov-switching Multifractal (MSM) model is proposed as an alternative mechanism … for realized volatility (RV). We estimate the RV-MSM model via Generalized Method of Moments and perform forecasting by … volatility models of asset returns. An intra-day data set for five major international stock market indices is used to evaluate …

realistic dynamics of riskneutral and realized volatilities. I provide evidence that the jump risk in volatility of long run … of the VIX or realized stock volatility. In contrast, a jump-in-volatility LRR model generates a smaller variance risk … premium but better fits the VIX and the realized stock volatility dynamics. Finally, jump-in-volatility models generate …

idiosyncratic volatility and subsequent stock returns (the idiosyncratic volatility puzzle). We find that surprisingly many existing … puzzle in individual stocks and 78-84% of the puzzle in idiosyncratic volatility-sorted portfolios. Our methodology can be …

idiosyncratic volatility and future stock returns. First, equity holders take on investments with high idiosyncratic risk when their … bad state. Second, the strategically increased idiosyncratic volatility decreases equity betas, particularly in bad states … low returns and alphas in firms with high idiosyncratic volatility …