Fixing GARCH parameters
The parameters of a GARCH model are estimated by maximum likelihood. Because of sampling uncertainty, the estimated parameters have for sure some estimation error. If we know the true parameter value, it is therefore best to impose that value and not to estimate it.
Let's do this in case of the daily EUR/USD returns available in the console as the variable EURUSDret
and for which an AR(1)-GARCH model with skewed student t distribution has already been estimated, and made available as the ugarchfit object called flexgarchfit
.
This exercise is part of the course
GARCH Models in R
Exercise instructions
- Print the coefficient estimates of
flexgarchfit
. - Use the method
setfixed()
to specify the parameter restrictions thatar1 = 0
andskew = 1
. - Estimate the model with the parameter restriction.
- Complete the code to plot the two volatility series and note their similarity.
Hands-on interactive exercise
Have a go at this exercise by completing this sample code.
# Print the flexible GARCH parameters
___
# Restrict the flexible GARCH model by impose a fixed ar1 and skew parameter
rflexgarchspec <- flexgarchspec
___(rflexgarchspec) <- list(___ = ___, ___ = ___)
# Estimate the restricted GARCH model
rflexgarchfit <- ugarchfit(data = ___, spec = ___)
# Compare the volatility of the unrestricted and restriced GARCH models
plotvol <- plot(abs(EURUSDret), col = "grey")
plotvol <- addSeries(___(flexgarchfit), col = "black", lwd = 4, on=1 )
plotvol <- addSeries(___(rflexgarchfit), col = "red", on=1)
plotvol