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A new combination approach to reducing forecast errors with an application to volatility forecasting

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  • Till Weigt
  • Bernd Wilfling

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This paper formally establishes a new forecast combination approach, which is based on VAR modeling of the forecast errors resulting from alternative forecast models. We apply our approach to volatility forecasting by combining several structural time series models with implied volatility. Using a multi-currency data set, we conduct in-sample and out-of-sample forecasting analyses in order (a) to demonstrate the statistical significance of our approach, and (b) to assess its forecasting superiority over alternative forecasting models and combinations.

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  • Till Weigt & Bernd Wilfling, 2016. "A new combination approach to reducing forecast errors with an application to volatility forecasting," CQE Working Papers 4616, Center for Quantitative Economics (CQE), University of Muenster.
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    Forecast combination; volatility forecasting; realized volatility; implied volatility; exchange rates;
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    JEL classification:

    • C53 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric Modeling - - - Forecasting and Prediction Models; Simulation Methods
    • G17 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Financial Forecasting and Simulation

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