Pakistan Economic and Social Review - Lahore

PAKISTAN ECONOMIC and SOCIAL REVIEW

School of Economics, University of the Punjab, Lahore
ISSN (print): 1011-002X
ISSN (online): 2224-4174
Abstract

In financial time series, the volatility clustering and asymmetry behavior is a vital fact. In this very research, we focus on the important aspects of the existence of volatility clustering and asymmetry by employing the GARCH models which include both symmetric models and asymmetric models on eight Asian emerging financial markets. This research has used log-returns of selected financial markets monthly indexes from 2009 to 2018. This study finds the existence of financial asymmetric behavior and clustering volatility in all sample financial stock markets. The study confirms that asymmetric behavior is high if volatility clustering of returns exists. On the other hand, good news impacts less compared to unfavorable news on t+1 day volatility and vice versa. This study assesses the prognostic ability of asymmetric and symmetric GARCH models and comes out that the asymmetric GARCH models are performed well in capturing the volatility clustering and asymmetric behavior than symmetric GARCH on emerging Asian financial markets.

Author(s):

SYED M. WAQAR AZEEM NAQVI

Financial Advisor

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) Toronto – Canada

Canada

Kanwal Iqbal Khan

Assistant Professor

Institute of Business & Management, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore

Pakistan

  • kanwal.khan@uet.edu.pk

University of the Punjab, Jhelum Campus

Pakistan

  • administrator@pujc.edu.pk

SYED KUMAIL ABBAS RIZVI

Associate Professor

Department of Finance, Lahore School of Economics, Lahore

Pakistan

Details:

Type: Articles
Volume: 57
Issue: 2
Language: English
Id: 605723e1cbb10
Pages 163 - 197
Discipline: Economics
Published December 31, 2019

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