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48 results for roughness estimation

Estimates roughness of volatility from discrete variance data.

problem Estimating roughness exponent of stochastic volatility from discrete observations of integrated variance.
method Pathwise estimator based on fractional Brownian motion with drift.
result Strong consistency theorems for rough volatility models.

Study finds roughness in volatility despite diffusive instantaneous volatility.

problem Determining the roughness of volatility in financial assets.
method Non-parametric method based on normalized pp-th variation for estimating roughness of sample paths.
result Realized volatility exhibits rough behavior with a significantly smaller Hurst exponent than instantaneous volatility.

Bitcoin volatility shows multifractal structure, contradicting rough volatility models.

problem Applying rough volatility models to Bitcoin volatility data.
method Normalised p-variation framework, multifractal Detrended Fluctuation Analysis, log-log moment scaling, wavelet leaders.
result Bitcoin volatility exhibits multifractal structure, violating rough volatility model assumptions.

Paper extends a method to estimate Hurst parameter for rough stochastic volatility models.

problem Estimating Hurst parameter of rough stochastic volatility models from discrete observations.
method Extends a scale-invariant estimator to a general nonlinear function.
result Consistent estimation of Hurst parameter for a wide class of rough stochastic volatility models.

Rough volatility models are continuous time stochastic volatility models where the volatility process is driven by a fractional Brownian motion with the Hurst parameter smaller than half, and have attracted much attention since a seminal paper titled "Volatility is rough" was posted on SSRN in 2014 showing that the log…

2019-05-13abs ↗pdf ↗

Study improves weak error estimates for rough volatility models.

problem Efficient numerical schemes for non-Markovian stochastic processes with rough volatility.
method Analyzes weak rates for a class of stochastic processes with rough stochastic volatility.
result Weak rate is of order min{3H+0.5, 1} for a large class of test functions.

Researchers develop optimal methods to estimate rough volatility parameters.

problem Statistical inference for rough volatility models with fractional Brownian motion.
method Established minimax lower bounds and designed wavelet-based procedures.
result Optimal speed of convergence n1/(4H+2)n^{-1/(4H+2)} for estimating HH.

Paper uses machine learning to estimate IRI from pavement distress types, densities, and severities.

problem Costly IRI measurements exclude many road classes; estimating IRI from distress data is needed.
method Data from in-service pavements; machine learning methods used to predict IRI.
result Machine learning can reliably estimate IRI based on distress types, densities, and severities.

Estimates roughness of stochastic processes without assuming specific models.

problem Estimating roughness of stochastic processes without assuming specific models.
method Using Faber-Schauder coefficients and martingales, we provide a method to estimate the roughness exponent of stochastic processes.
result The roughness exponent can be estimated without assuming specific models, providing a strong consistency result for the Gladyshev estimators.

Develops a GMM method to estimate roughness in stochastic volatility models.

problem Estimating roughness in stochastic volatility models with fractional Brownian motion.
method GMM approach for log-normal models with integrated variance and noisy realized variance.
result Consistent and asymptotically normal parameter estimator with bias correction.

Study confirms rough volatility in financial data, independent of microstructure noise.

problem Characterizing volatility in financial markets, especially rough volatility.
method Used range-based volatility estimators to confirm findings from fractional behavior.
result Log-volatility behaves like fractional Brownian motion with an even lower Hurst exponent.

A hybrid framework for American option pricing under time-varying rough volatility.

problem Pricing American options under time-varying rough volatility.
method Signature method combined with gradient-boosted ensemble for Hurst parameter estimation, regime switch, and Random Fourier Features for acceleration.
result The proposed hybrid framework improves performance over fixed-roughness baselines and reduces duality gaps in some regimes.

Estimates roughness of financial volatility paths using horizontal visibility graphs.

problem Estimating roughness in financial volatility models.
method Introduces L+(t) for first-passage horizons, treating uncensored observations as first-passage times.
result Estimates roughness through a single tail exponent θ, separating rough Bergomi volatility from classical models.

Paper tackles rough volatility estimation from high-frequency data.

problem Estimating historical volatility from high-frequency asset price data.
method Uses fractional Brownian motion representation and particle methods for filtering and parameter estimation.
result Demonstrates efficient estimation of rough volatility using standard techniques.

This is the second in a series of three papers in which we initiate the study of very rough solutions to the initial value problem for the Einstein vacuum equations expressed relative to wave coordinates. By very rough we mean solutions which cannot be constructed by the classical techniques of energy estimates and Sob…

2001-09-23abs ↗pdf ↗

Estimates Hurst exponent of log-volatility using KS statistic, addressing serial correlation in financial data.

problem Estimating Hurst exponent of log-volatility in financial time series with serial correlation.
method Proposes a random permutation procedure to remove serial correlation, using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov statistic for distribution-based estimation.
result Establishes the asymptotic variance of the estimator and reveals statistically significant hierarchy of roughness in volatility measures.

Enhanced volatility forecasting using options data and rough volatility model.

problem Improving realized volatility forecasting accuracy.
method Infer spot volatility from options data using rough stochastic volatility model, accelerate estimation with deep learning, benchmark against traditional models.
result Augmented HAR-RV-RHeston model outperforms traditional models in daily and long-term forecasting.

Foundation for robust finance using rough path theory.

problem Mathematical models of financial markets under Knightian uncertainty.
method Introducing Property (RIE) for càdlàg paths, proving existence of rough integrals, verifying admissibility of trading strategies.
result Existence and stability of rough path integrals for non-gradient integrands.

The study tackles rough noise in high-frequency financial data using fractional Brownian motion.

problem Impediments to analyzing high-frequency financial data due to noise.
method Assuming an efficient price process as a continuous Itô semimartingale, the study derives consistent estimators and confidence intervals for roughness parameters and volatilities.
result The rough noise model explains divergence rates in volatility signature plots over time and between assets.

The paper analyzes robustness and sensitivity of rough Volterra stochastic volatility models.

problem Analyzing the robustness and sensitivity of stochastic volatility models.
method Statistical tests and empirical analysis on Apple Inc. equity options.
result Comparison of different models' robustness and sensitivity to option data structure.

The paper examines how long-memory dynamics, rough-volatility, and persistence affect equity volatility forecasting.

problem The study investigates how long-memory dynamics, rough-volatility, and persistence impact equity volatility forecasting.
method The paper combines semiparametric long-memory estimation, rough-volatility diagnostics, and structured forecasting regressions.
result Persistence measures improve out-of-sample volatility forecasts, particularly during periods of elevated market volatility and in volatility-managed portfolio applications.

In this paper, we consider very rough solutions to Cauchy problem for the Einstein vacuum equations in CMC spacial harmonic gauge, and obtain the local well-posedness result in Hs,s>2H^s, s>2. The novelty of our approach lies in that, without resorting to the standard paradifferential regularization over the rough, Einstei…

2011-12-30abs ↗pdf ↗

A model explains stock returns and volatility using multifractal and rough components.

problem Reconciling multifractal stock returns and rough index volatilities.
method Nested factor model with multifractal and rough volatility components.
result The model explains stock index Hurst exponents larger than individual stock exponents.

We estimate treatment cost-savings from early cancer diagnosis. For breast, lung, prostate and colorectal cancers and melanoma, which account for more than 50% of new incidences projected in 2017, we combine published cancer treatment cost estimates by stage with incidence rates by stage at diagnosis. We extrapolate to…

2017-08-30abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper finds a geometric lower bound for the first positive eigenvalue of the rough Laplacian on 1-forms.

problem Estimating the first positive eigenvalue of the rough Laplacian on 1-forms.
method Establishes a geometric lower bound using assumptions on Ricci curvature, diameter, and Riemann curvature tensor.
result The first positive eigenvalue of the rough Laplacian on 1-forms is bounded below by a positive constant.

This paper investigates multiscaling in the rough Bergomi model, finding it primarily due to fat-tailed returns.

problem Understanding multiscaling in the rough Bergomi model to improve financial modelling and risk management.
method Introducing a two-stage statistical testing procedure: first, testing for multiscaling against uniscaling; second, using shuffled surrogates to preserve return distributions.
result Multiscaling in the rough Bergomi model arises primarily from fat-tailed return distributions, not memory effects.

This is the first in a series Of papers in which we initiate the study Of very rough solutions to the initial value problem for the Einstein Vacuum equations expressed relative to wave coordinates. By very rough we mean solutions which cannot be constructed by the classical techniques Of energy estimates and Sobolev in…

2001-09-23abs ↗pdf ↗

We consider rough metrics on smooth manifolds and corresponding Laplacians induced by such metrics. We demonstrate that globally continuous heat kernels exist and are Hölder continuous locally in space and time. This is done via local parabolic Harnack estimates for weak solutions of operators in divergence form with b…

2017-12-26abs ↗pdf ↗

Modeling joint log-volatility dynamics with multivariate fractional Ornstein-Uhlenbeck process.

problem Empirical evidence of joint behavior in realized volatility time series.
method Multivariate fractional Ornstein-Uhlenbeck process with different Hurst exponents and non-trivial interdependencies.
result Model accurately captures asymmetries and spillover effects in realized-volatility time series.

Unified RMOT framework for non-modelable risk factors reduces audit bounds.

problem Infinite audit bounds for exotic derivatives pricing with sparse market data.
method Rough Martingale Optimal Transport (RMOT) with rough volatility regularization.
result Finite, explicit, and asymptotically tight extrapolation bounds for non-modelable risk factors.

Efficiently price VIX options using multilevel Monte Carlo in rough Bergomi model.

problem Pricing VIX options in a rough Bergomi model with high computational complexity.
method Combining rectangle discretization, Cholesky sampling, and multilevel Monte Carlo.
result Reduced computational complexity to O(ε2log2(ε))\mathcal{O}(\varepsilon^{-2} \log^2(\varepsilon)) and asymptotically optimal O(ε2)\mathcal{O}(\varepsilon^{-2}).

Paper explores rough path theory for frictionless markets, linking NCFL to unbiased rough integrators.

problem Tackles the limits of rough path theory in frictionless markets.
method Investigates the capacity of rough path theory to support No Free Lunch markets.
result Establishes a 'Rough Kreps-Yan' theorem linking NCFL to unbiased rough integrators.

Model rough volatility using RDEs with correlated Brownian motion and fractional Brownian motion.

problem Modeling rough volatility with correlated stochastic processes.
method Developed a method to lift Brownian motion and rough paths, applying it to fractional Brownian motion to model rough volatility.
result Calibrated a new rough volatility model to market data.

SigMA uses signatures and attention to estimate parameters in fBm-driven SDEs.

problem Estimating parameters in SDEs driven by fBm is challenging due to non-Markovian and semimartingale issues.
method SigMA integrates path signatures with multi-head self-attention, using convolutional and MLP layers.
result SigMA outperforms other methods in accuracy, robustness, and model compactness.

It has been recently shown that spot volatilities can be very well modeled by rough stochastic volatility type dynamics. In such models, the log-volatility follows a fractional Brownian motion with Hurst parameter smaller than 1/2. This result has been established using high frequency volatility estimations from histor…

2017-02-09abs ↗pdf ↗

Unified model explains market dynamics, linking order flow, volatility, and impact.

problem Understanding the dynamics of order flow, market impact, and volatility in financial markets.
method Proposes a microstructural model using Hawkes processes to distinguish core orders and reaction flow, and analyzes their scaling limits.
result Estimates the persistence parameter H0H_0 and finds it consistent with market impact and volatility properties.

Develops a new method for quantizing rough volatility for volatility derivatives pricing.

problem Pricing volatility derivatives in rough volatility models.
method Functional quantization of rough volatility using offline computable quantizers.
result Pricing VIX Futures in the rough Bergomi model shows competitive results.

Researchers compute Greeks for rough Volterra SV models using Malliavin calculus.

problem Computing Greeks under rough Volterra stochastic volatility models.
method Malliavin calculus techniques, extending integration by parts to non-square integrable functionals.
result Formulas for computing Greeks (Delta, Gamma, Rho, Vega) under various rough Volterra SV models.