Estimating volatility-of-volatility: a comparative analysis
Estimating volatility-of-volatility: a comparative analysis
This paper compares four volatility-of-volatility estimates with the CBOE’s VVIX index for prediction accuracy. Hybrid estimates, combining historical and model-based components, show closer alignment with VVIX. Practical limitations are briefly noted.
Prediction, VVIX index, Volatility-of-volatility
Yuan, Jianglei
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Liu, Dehong
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Chen, Carl R.
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Ma, Mingye
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31 March 2025
Yuan, Jianglei
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Liu, Dehong
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Chen, Carl R.
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Ma, Mingye
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Yuan, Jianglei, Liu, Dehong, Chen, Carl R. and Ma, Mingye
(2025)
Estimating volatility-of-volatility: a comparative analysis.
Economics Letters, 250, [112298].
(doi:10.1016/j.econlet.2025.112298).
Abstract
This paper compares four volatility-of-volatility estimates with the CBOE’s VVIX index for prediction accuracy. Hybrid estimates, combining historical and model-based components, show closer alignment with VVIX. Practical limitations are briefly noted.
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Accepted/In Press date: 19 March 2025
e-pub ahead of print date: 28 March 2025
Published date: 31 March 2025
Keywords:
Prediction, VVIX index, Volatility-of-volatility
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/503553
ISSN: 0165-1765
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Jianglei Yuan
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Dehong Liu
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Carl R. Chen
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Mingye Ma
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