JSM Activity #157


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Activity ID:  157
Title
Statistics in Quantitative Finance and Risk Management
Date / Time / Room Sponsor Type
08/13/2002
8:30 AM - 10:20 AM
Room: S-New York Ballroom A
Business & Economics Statistics Section*, IMS, Section on Quality & Productivity*, Section on Risk Analysis* Invited
Organizer: Jianqing Fan, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Chair: Chunming Zhang, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Discussant:  
Description

Statistical models have been popularly employed for pricing and hedging contingent claims, understanding and testing economics theory, and for controlling and managing market and operation risks. They have become indispensable tools for quantitative finance and risk management. Recently, there are many exciting developments in the field of quantitative finance and risk managements. This session is designed to promote and reflect some of the cutting-edge research in the area.
  300473  By:  Yacine  Ait-Sahalia 8:35 AM 08/13/2002
Why Distinguishing Jumps from Volatility is Difficult?

  300596  By:  David  A. Chapman 9:10 AM 08/13/2002
General Bias-Corrected Conditional Portfolio Rules

  300427  By:  Jianqing  Fan 9:45 AM 08/13/2002
Higher-order difference and GLR tests for diffusion models

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