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EXERCISES 123• Is there evidence <strong>of</strong> ARCH effects in the log returns? Use Ljung–Box statisticswith 5 and 10 lags <strong>of</strong> autocorrelation and 5% significance level to answer thequestion.• Use the PACF <strong>of</strong> the squared returns to identify an ARCH model. What is thefitted model?• There are 623 data points. Use the fitted model earlier to predict the volatilitiesfor t = 624 and t = 625 (the forecast origin is 623).• Build a ARCH-M model for the log return series <strong>of</strong> 3M stock. Test the hypothesisthat the risk premium is zero at the 5% significance level. Draw yourconclusion.• Build an EGARCH model for the log return series <strong>of</strong> 3M stock. Use the fittedmodel to compute 1- and 2-step ahead volatility forecasts at the forecast originh = 623.8. The file “m-gmsp5099.dat” contains the monthly log returns, in percentages, <strong>of</strong>General Motors stock and S&P 500 index from 1950 to 1999. The GM stockreturns are in column 1.• Build a GARCH model with Gaussian innovations for the log returns <strong>of</strong> GMstock. Check the model and write down the fitted model.• Build a GARCH-M model with Gaussian innovations for the log returns <strong>of</strong>GM stock. What is the fitted model?• Build a GARCH model with Student-t distribution with 6 degrees <strong>of</strong> freedomfor the GM log returns. Check the model and write down the fitted model.• Build a GARCH model with Student-t distribution for the log returns <strong>of</strong> GMstock, including estimation <strong>of</strong> the degrees <strong>of</strong> freedom. Write down the fittedmodel. Let v be the degrees <strong>of</strong> freedom <strong>of</strong> the Student-t distribution. Test thehypothesis H o : v = 6versusH a : v ̸= 6, using the 5% significance level.• Build an EGARCH model for the log returns <strong>of</strong> GM stock. What is the fittedmodel?• Compare all the volatility models obtained for the log returns <strong>of</strong> GM stock. Isthere any significant difference? Why?9. Again, consider the file “m-gmsp5099.dat.”• Build a Gaussian GARCH model for the monthly log returns <strong>of</strong> S&P 500index. Check the model carefully.• Is there a Summer effect on the volatility <strong>of</strong> the index return? Use the GARCHmodel built in part (a) to answer this question.• Are lagged returns <strong>of</strong> GM stock useful in modeling the index volatility? Again,use the GARCH model <strong>of</strong> part (a) as a baseline model for comparison.

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