The present study compares the performance of the long memory FIGARCH model, with that of the short memory GARCH specification, in the forecasting of multi-period Value-at-Risk (VaR) and Expected Shortfall (ES) across 20 stock indices worldwide. The dataset is comprised of daily data covering...

Introduction to high frequency financial modelling -- Intra-day realized volatility measures -- Methods of volatility estimation and forecasting -- Multiple model comparison and hypothesis framework construction -- Realized volatility forecasting - applications -- Recent methods: a review --...