In previous studies, high-frequency data has been used to improve portfolio allocation by estimating the full realized covariance matrix. In this paper, we show that strategies using high-frequency data for measuring and forecasting univariate realized volatility alone can already generate...

We investigate the pricing of volatility risks in currency markets. First, we show that pricing ability of volatility risk is concentrated in some of its components. Diffusive volatility dominates jump volatility in pricing carry trade returns, while jump volatility is important in jointly...