This study examines the information content of modelβfree implied volatility (MFIV) estimates with respect to the options and futures markets in Hong Kong. In this study, the volatility forecasting performance of MFIV is compared, using different prediction horizons, to IV estimates based on Black's
The Informational Content of Implied Volatility
β Scribed by Linda Canina and Stephen Figlewski
- Book ID
- 115547731
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 445 KB
- Volume
- 6
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0893-9454
- DOI
- 10.2307/2961982
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