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Approximation of Asymmetric Multivariate Return Distributions

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We develop a new method to approximate the asymmetric multivariate probability density function (pdf) of financial asset returns by using series expansions; a rate of convergence for the mean absolute error of this approximation is also provided. We then propose the method of maximum likelihood and the generalized method of moments to estimate the parameters of the approximated pdf. A Monte-Carlo experiment corroborates the feasibility of our approach. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media, LLC. 2012

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  • Ba Chu, 2012. "Approximation of Asymmetric Multivariate Return Distributions," Asia-Pacific Financial Markets, Springer;Japanese Association of Financial Economics and Engineering, vol. 19(3), pages 293-318, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:apfinm:v:19:y:2012:i:3:p:293-318
    DOI: 10.1007/s10690-011-9150-8
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    Keywords

    Edge worth expansion; Series approximation; Asymmetric dependence; Tail risk; Mixture of the Gamma distributions; Laguerre polynomials; C60; C13; G11;
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    • C60 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling - - - General
    • C13 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Estimation: General
    • G11 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Portfolio Choice; Investment Decisions

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