Practical issues in forecasting volatility

Financial Analysts Journal

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 45-56

  Poon, Ser Huang ^a   Granger, Clive ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 13844298055     PISSN: 0015198X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2469/faj.v61.n1.2683     Document Type: Article

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