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 AdvisorCanadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) Toronto – Canada
Canada
Kanwal Iqbal Khan
Assistant ProfessorInstitute of Business & Management, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore
Pakistan
- kanwal.khan@uet.edu.pk
MUHAMMAD MUDASSAR GHAFOOR
DirectorUniversity of the Punjab, Jhelum Campus
Pakistan
- administrator@pujc.edu.pk
SYED KUMAIL ABBAS RIZVI
Associate ProfessorDepartment 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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