Observers of financial markets have long noted that asset prices are very volatileand commonly exhibit jumps (price spikes). Thus, the assumption of a continuousprocess for asset price behavior is often violated in practice. Although empiricalstudies have found that the impact of such jumps is...

This paper attempts to investigate the volatility of the Jordanian emerging stock market using daily observations from Amman Stock Exchange Composite Index (ASE) for the period from January 1, 1992 through December 31, 2004. Preliminary analysis of the data shows significant departure from...