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Title: | What should the value of lambda be in the exponentially weighted moving average volatility model? | Contributor(s): | Bollen, Bernard (author) | Publication Date: | 2015 | DOI: | 10.1080/00036846.2014.982853 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/16370 | Abstract: | Forecasting volatility is fundamental to forecasting parametric models of value-at-risk. The exponentially weighted moving average (EWMA) volatility model is the recommended model for forecasting volatility by the Riskmetrics group. For monthly data, the lambda parameter of the EWMA model is recommended to be set to 0.97. In this study, we empirically investigate if this is the optimal value of lambda in terms of forecasting volatility. Employing monthly realized volatility as the benchmark for testing the value of lambda, it is found that a value of lambda of 0.97 is far from optimal. The tests are robust to a variety of test statistics. It is further found that the optimal value of lambda is time varying and should be based upon recent historical data. The article offers a practical method to increase the reliability and accuracy of value-at-risk forecasts that can be easily implemented within an Excel spreadsheet. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | Applied Economics, 47(8), p. 853-860 | Publisher: | Routledge | Place of Publication: | United Kingdom | ISSN: | 1466-4283 0003-6846 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 140207 Financial Economics | Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 380107 Financial economics | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 910299 Microeconomics not elsewhere classified | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 150599 Microeconomics not elsewhere classified | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
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