My PhD thesis consists of three papers which study the nature, structure, dynamics and price of variance risks. As tool I make use of multivariate affine jump-diffusion models with matrix-valued state spaces. The first chapter proposes a new three-factor model for index option pricing. A core...

"This book explores fractal structure and long-term memory of the financial markets to predict prices of financial assets and financial crisis. It identifies the criteria to select financial assets for investment and the creation of a randomized algorithm of R/S-analysis, which allows to give a...

Turmoil in financial markets causes reflection. Is monetary policy conducted in the most efficient way? Are regulatory and supervisory arrangements adequate when market volatility increases and financial institutions come under stress? In the present SUERF Study, we have collected the...