Date of Award

2020-01-01

Degree Name

Master of Science

Department

Mathematical Sciences

Advisor(s)

Maria C. Mariani

Abstract

High frequency data are becoming increasingly popular these days. They are fundamental in basically every facet of people’s lives. They are the determining factors in hedging in the field of finance. In geology, they help in the accurate prediction of earthquakes’ magnitude which goes along way to help save lives and properties.

High frequency data are also used more and more frequently for speculations. For this reason, it is important not only for scientists to apply models allowing correct quantification of these data, but also to improve the eciency of these models.

The Black-Scholes model, which is widely used because of its simplicity and comprehen- siveness has so many drawbacks that a lot of literature has covered. Although Black-Scholes will undoubtedly continue to be useful for a very long time, it is clear that the model un- derlying its use is strongly at odds with the observed data.

The simulation of high frequency data has become essential in this fast paced world. The quest to predict the path of these kind of data in finance is essential to be able to curb loses or maximize profit in the field of seismic modeling. It is prudent to be able to find the magnitude of earthquake at any given time because of the numerous negative impact it has on properties and lives. These kinds of data are volatile which, makes them very dicult to simulate.

The Gamma-OU model and Black-Scholes model are known to be used to predict the path of earthquakes and stock-prices, respectively. The Gamma-OU works well with earth- quake data, while the Black-Scholes model functions very well with option pricing.

This study is to present how to predict the path of high frequency data using the Barndor↵- Nielsen and Shephard model with the Gamma-OU process and demonstrate that it is su- perior to the Gamma-OU model.

Language

en

Provenance

Received from ProQuest

File Size

68 pages

File Format

application/pdf

Rights Holder

Mandela Bright Quashie

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