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High Volatile Markets HAR-RV and Macroeconomic News. Motivation. Examine how HAR-RV model differs in the financial sector data from 1997 compared to post July 2007 and post September 15 2008 Examine how Macroeconomic News: Feds Fund Rate and the Nonfarm Payroll Announcements Affect RV.
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Motivation • Examine how HAR-RV model differs in the financial sector data from 1997 compared to post July 2007 and post September 15 2008 • Examine how Macroeconomic News: Feds Fund Rate and the Nonfarm Payroll Announcements Affect RV
Financial Sector Data • JPM (JP Morgan) • BK (new) (Bank of New York Mellon) • BAC (Bank of America) • AXP (American Express) • ALL (Allstate) • Others Not Included Because of Data Differences
Financial Sector Data • Equally Weighted • Modify data so that stock splits do not affect the RV • Portfolio: 4/10/1997 through 1/7/2009 (equally weighted)
Regressing Employment Error at t on RV(t) Regressing Employment Error at t on RV(t+1)
Final Research • Continue to Examine Other Macroeconomic Indicators Effect on HAR-RV Model