The Gumbel test for jumps in stochastic volatility models
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2013-09-30
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In this paper we develop a test for jumps based on extreme value theory.We consider a continuous-
time stochastic volatility model with a general continuous volatility process, allowing for long- and
short-range dependence and observe it under a high-frequency sampling scheme. We show that a
certain test statistics based on the maximum of increments converges to the Gumbel distribution
under the null hypothesis of no additive jump component and to infinity otherwise. In contrast to
most other tests based on power variation our test naturally allows to distinguish between positive
and negative jumps. As a by-product of our analysis we also deduce an optimal pathwise estimator
for the spot volatility process. In addition we provide a small simulation study and show that our
test is more sensitive to jumps with a larger power than the Barndorff-Nielsen and Shephard test
based on bipower variation. Finally we apply our results to a real data set of the world stock index.
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extreme value theory, Gumbel distribution, high-frequency data, jump test, spot volatility, stochastic volatility model