Chapter 4

Statistical issues in modeling multivariate stable portfolios

Tomasz J. Kozubowski    University of Nevada, Reno

Anna K. Panorska    University of Nevada, Reno

Svetlozar T. Racheva,b rachev@lsoe-4.wiwi.uni-karlsruhe.de    a Department of Statistics and Applied Probability, University of California, Santa Barbara, USAb Institute of Statistics and Mathematical Economics, University of Karlsruhe, Germany

Abstract

Paretian stable distributions have had a relatively successful career in modeling of financial data. We discuss statistical issues common in modeling multivariate portfolios with focus on the estimation of the spectral measure that is important for estimation of the risk and dependence structure of a portfolio. We also brieIiy discuss ...

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