Pre-averaging estimators of the ex-post covariance matrix in noisy diffusion models with non-synchronous data
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| author | Christensen, Kim Kinnebrock, Silja Podolskij, Mark |
| author_facet | Christensen, Kim Kinnebrock, Silja Podolskij, Mark |
| contents | We show how pre-averaging can be applied to the problem of measuring the ex-post covariance of financial asset returns under microstructure noise and non-synchronous trading. A pre-averaged realised covariance is proposed, and we present an asymptotic theory for this new estimator, which can be configured to possess an optimal convergence rate or to ensure positive semi-definite covariance matrix estimates. We also derive a noise-robust Hayashi-Yoshida estimator that can be implemented on the original data without prior alignment of prices. We uncover the finite sample properties of our estimators with simulations and illustrate their practical use on high-frequency equity data. |
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| spellingShingle | Pre-averaging estimators of the ex-post covariance matrix in noisy diffusion models with non-synchronous data Christensen, Kim Kinnebrock, Silja Podolskij, Mark Econometrics We show how pre-averaging can be applied to the problem of measuring the ex-post covariance of financial asset returns under microstructure noise and non-synchronous trading. A pre-averaged realised covariance is proposed, and we present an asymptotic theory for this new estimator, which can be configured to possess an optimal convergence rate or to ensure positive semi-definite covariance matrix estimates. We also derive a noise-robust Hayashi-Yoshida estimator that can be implemented on the original data without prior alignment of prices. We uncover the finite sample properties of our estimators with simulations and illustrate their practical use on high-frequency equity data. |
| title | Pre-averaging estimators of the ex-post covariance matrix in noisy diffusion models with non-synchronous data |
| topic | Econometrics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.19645 |