Research Details

Abstract

We develop general model-free adjustment procedures for the calculation of unbiased volatility loss functions based on practically feasible realized volatility benchmarks. The procedures, which exploit recent nonparametric asymptotic distributional results, are both easy-to-implement and highly accurate in empirically realistic situations. We also illustrate that properly accounting for the measurement errors in the volatility forecast evaluations reported in the existing literature can result in markedly higher estimates for the true degree of return volatility predictability.

Type

Article

Author(s)

Torben Andersen, Tim Bollerslev, Nour Meddahi

Date Published

2005

Citations

Andersen, Torben, Tim Bollerslev, and Nour Meddahi. 2005. Correcting the Errors: On Volatility Forecast Evaluation Using High-Frequency Data and Realized Volatilities. Econometrica.(1): 279-296.