Empirical Characteristic Function Method for Leverage Effect and Volatility of Volatility: Estimation and Feasible Inference
杠杆效应与波动率之波动的经验特征函数估计及可行推断
We develop jump-robust estimators of the leverage effect and volatility of volatility using high-frequency data. Our construction begins with a spot volatility estimator based on the empirical characteristic function of high-frequency increments. This method can mitigate the contamination from jumps, which can be of infinite variation. We then construct estimators of the leverage effect and volatility of volatility and correct for the bias induced by spot volatility…