Modeling the volatility of FTSE All Share Index Returns

Bayraci, Selcuk (2007): Modeling the volatility of FTSE All Share Index Returns.

Abstract

We tested different GARCH models in modeling the volatility of stock returns in London Stock Exchange. The monthly returns of FTSE All Share Index during the period of February 1965 and October 2002 and GARCH, TGARCH, EGARCH, and AGARCH models have been used for the analysis.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: volatility modeling, GARCH, EGARCH, TGARCH, AGARCH
• Subjects: C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C5 - Econometric Modeling > C51 - Model Construction and Estimation; C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C0 - General > C01 - Econometrics

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