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This study analyzes signature volatility and jump detection in financial markets using raw data from Morgan Stanley and McDonald's Corp. It includes cleaning up raw data, plotting volatility, and identifying jump days at different significance levels.
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Preliminary Data Analysis Abhinay Sawant February 4, 2009 Economics 201FS
Raw Data • Morgan Stanley (MS): • January 17, 2009 – January 7, 2009 • 742 Days, 119 Imputed Data Points (0.04%) • McDonald’s Corp. (MCD): • April 17, 2009 – January 7, 2009 • 2,295 Days, 24,518 Imputed Data Points (2.18%) • Price data available every minute from 9:35 AM to 3:59 PM for each trading day
Cleaning Up the Raw Data • McDonald's Corp. (MCD): • 2008-07-21: 3:58 pm 59.75 • 2008-07-21: 3:59 pm 59.79 • 2008-07-22: 9:35 am 0.001 • 2008-07-22: 9:36 am 0.001 • 2008-07-22: 9:37 am 59.995 • 2008-07-22: 9:38 am 60.058 • Imputed data for times 9:35 am and 9:36 am
MS Signature Volatility Plot • Not intraday returns, includes overnights
MS Signature Volatility Plot • Not intraday returns, includes overnights
MCD Signature Volatility Plot • Not intraday returns, includes overnights
MCD Signature Volatility Plot • Not intraday returns, includes overnights
MS Returns • Includes overnight returns
MCD Returns • Includes overnight returns
MS Jump Detection: Quad-Power Quarticity • 1% Significance Level = 69 jump days / 742 (9.30%) • 5% Significance Level = 127 jump days / 742 (17.12%) • 10% Significance Level = 171 jump days / 742 (23.05%)
MCD Jump Detection: Quad-Power Quarticity • 1% Significance Level = 458 jump days / 2925 (15.66%) • 5% Significance Level = 724 jump days / 2925 (24.75%) • 10% Significance Level = 859 jump days / 2925 (29.37%)