Liquidity effects on oil volatility forecasting: From fintech perspective.

Fin-tech is an emerging field, inspiring revolutionary innovations in the financial field. It may initiate the evolutionary episode of the financial research, where volatility forecasting is a crucial topic in finance. For forecasting volatility, GARCH model is a prevailing model, however, further i...

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Main Authors: Shusheng Ding, Tianxiang Cui, Yongmin Zhang, Jiawei Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0260289
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author Shusheng Ding
Tianxiang Cui
Yongmin Zhang
Jiawei Li
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Tianxiang Cui
Yongmin Zhang
Jiawei Li
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description Fin-tech is an emerging field, inspiring revolutionary innovations in the financial field. It may initiate the evolutionary episode of the financial research, where volatility forecasting is a crucial topic in finance. For forecasting volatility, GARCH model is a prevailing model, however, further improvement of the GARCH model is still challenging. In this paper, we demonstrate how Fintech can play a part in volatility forecasting by employing a metaheuristic procedure called Genetic Programming. On the basis, we are able to develop a new volatility forecasting model, which can beat GARCH family models (including GARCH, IGARCH and TGARCH models) in a significant way. Since genetic programming is an evolutionary algorithm based on the principles of natural selection, this innovative work will be a breakthrough point in the financial area. The innovation of this paper demonstrates how GP technology can be applied in the financial field, attempting to explore the volatility forecasting area from the combination of new technology and finance, known as fintech. More importantly, when the formula of volatility forecasting is unknown as we introduce a new factor, namely, the liquidity factor, we unveil that how GP method can be helpful in determining the specific volatility forecasting model format. We thereby exhibit the liquidity effects on volatility forecasting filed from the fintech perspective.
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spelling doaj.art-4847422c205f44afa95bf357f2d3d75f2022-12-21T19:48:34ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032021-01-011611e026028910.1371/journal.pone.0260289Liquidity effects on oil volatility forecasting: From fintech perspective.Shusheng DingTianxiang CuiYongmin ZhangJiawei LiFin-tech is an emerging field, inspiring revolutionary innovations in the financial field. It may initiate the evolutionary episode of the financial research, where volatility forecasting is a crucial topic in finance. For forecasting volatility, GARCH model is a prevailing model, however, further improvement of the GARCH model is still challenging. In this paper, we demonstrate how Fintech can play a part in volatility forecasting by employing a metaheuristic procedure called Genetic Programming. On the basis, we are able to develop a new volatility forecasting model, which can beat GARCH family models (including GARCH, IGARCH and TGARCH models) in a significant way. Since genetic programming is an evolutionary algorithm based on the principles of natural selection, this innovative work will be a breakthrough point in the financial area. The innovation of this paper demonstrates how GP technology can be applied in the financial field, attempting to explore the volatility forecasting area from the combination of new technology and finance, known as fintech. More importantly, when the formula of volatility forecasting is unknown as we introduce a new factor, namely, the liquidity factor, we unveil that how GP method can be helpful in determining the specific volatility forecasting model format. We thereby exhibit the liquidity effects on volatility forecasting filed from the fintech perspective.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0260289
spellingShingle Shusheng Ding
Tianxiang Cui
Yongmin Zhang
Jiawei Li
Liquidity effects on oil volatility forecasting: From fintech perspective.
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title Liquidity effects on oil volatility forecasting: From fintech perspective.
title_full Liquidity effects on oil volatility forecasting: From fintech perspective.
title_fullStr Liquidity effects on oil volatility forecasting: From fintech perspective.
title_full_unstemmed Liquidity effects on oil volatility forecasting: From fintech perspective.
title_short Liquidity effects on oil volatility forecasting: From fintech perspective.
title_sort liquidity effects on oil volatility forecasting from fintech perspective
url https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0260289
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