Filtering And Estimation For A Class Of Stochastic Volatility Models With Intractable Likelihoods
BAYESIAN ANALYSIS(2019)
摘要
We introduce a new approach to latent state filtering and parameter estimation for a class of stochastic volatility models (SVMs) for which the likelihood function is unknown. The alpha-stable stochastic volatility model provides a flexible framework for capturing asymmetry and heavy tails, which is useful when modeling financial returns. However, the alpha-stable distribution lacks a closed form for the probability density function, which prevents the direct application of standard Bayesian filtering and estimation techniques such as sequential Monte Carlo and Markov chain Monte Carlo. To obtain filtered volatility estimates, we develop a novel approximate Bayesian computation (ABC) based auxiliary particle filter, which provides improved performance through better proposal distributions. Further, we propose a new particle based MCMC (PMCMC) method for joint estimation of the parameters and latent volatility states. With respect to other extensions of PMCMC, we introduce an efficient single filter particle Metropolis-within-Gibbs algorithm which can be applied for obtaining inference on the parameters of an asymmetric alpha-stable stochastic volatility model. We show the increased efficiency in the estimation process through a simulation study. Finally, we highlight the necessity for modeling asymmetric alpha-stable SVMs through an application to propane weekly spot prices.
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particle Markov chain Monte Carlo, auxiliary particle filter, approximate Bayesian computation, stable distribution
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