Densities of Ruin-Related Quantities in the Cramér-Lundberg Model with Pareto Claims

In this paper, we consider the classical yet widely applicable Cramér-Lundberg risk model with Pareto distributed claim sizes. Building on the previously known expression for the ruin probability we derive distributions of different ruin-related quantities. The results rely on the theory of scale functions and are intended to illustrate the simplicity and effectiveness of the theory. A particular emphasis is put on the tail behavior of the distributions of ruin-related quantities and their tail index value is established. Numerical illustrations are provided to show the influence of the claim sizes distribution tail index on the tails of the ruin-related quantities distribution.     

极值理论在高频数据中的VaR和CVaR风险价值研究

高频数据具有与低频数据明显不同的特征。本文引入广义帕雷托分布代替传统的正态分布等,精确描述金融高频数据收益的厚尾特征;并且计算高频数据下的VaR和CVaR,然后利用深成A指数据进行返回检验。两种返回检验方法的结果表明,极值理论方法可以比较精确地度量VaR和CVaR。     

A hybrid Pareto model for asymmetric fat-tailed data: the univariate case

Density estimators that can adapt to asymmetric heavy tails are required in many applications such as finance and insurance. Extreme value theory (EVT) has developed principled methods based on asymptotic results to estimate the tails of most distributions. However, the finite sample approximation might introduce a severe bias in many cases. Moreover, the full range of the distribution is often needed, not only the tail area. On the other hand, non-parametric methods, while being powerful where data are abundant, fail to extrapolate properly in the tail area. We put forward a non-parametric density estimator that brings together the strengths of non-parametric density estimation and of EVT. A hybrid Pareto distribution that can be used in a mixture model is proposed to extend the generalized Pareto (GP) to the whole real axis. Experiments on simulated data show the following. On one hand, the mixture of hybrid Paretos converges faster in terms of log-likelihood and provides good estimates of the tail of the distributions when compared with other density estimators including the GP distribution. On the other hand, the mixture of hybrid Paretos offers an alternate way to estimate the tail index which is comparable to the one estimated with the standard GP methodology. The mixture of hybrids is also evaluated on the Danish fire insurance data set.      

金融市场极端日收益数据的广义Pareto分布拟合

本文基于极值理论和方法建立了上证综合指数极端日收益率的广义Pareto模型,并利用所得的模型计算出日收益率的返回水平及其上尾概率。将估计的日收益率模型比较得出,在实施涨跌停板前,日收益率的上尾明显厚于实施涨跌停板后的上尾,说明了实施该制度可以有效的控制股票市场的投机现象,从而降低投资者的收益损失风险。     

股票收益率的次指数分布拟合

股票收益率等金融时间序列具有重尾特征,因而不适于用正态分布来描述,次指数分布族S是一类重尾分布族,能够很好的处理具有偏态、重尾特征的金融时间序列,本文对上证指数的收益率进行了次指数分布拟合,并给出了在险价值(VaR)的估计。     

A Location Invariant Hill-Type Estimator

The Hill's estimator (Hill, 1975) has been largely used in extreme value theory in order to estimate the tail index associated to a distribution function with a positive index. One of the criticisms to its use is the possible associated bias, dependent on the top portion of the original sample used, and also the fact that it is not location invariant. Here, a new Hill-type estimator is studied, which is location invariant. This new estimator is based on the original Hill's estimator, but is made location invariant by a random shift. Its asymptotic distributional behavior is derived, in a semiparametric setup. A comparative simulation study is also presented for several models, following an appropriate adaptive procedure.     

重尾分布的尾部指数估计及沪深股市实证分析

重尾分布尾部指数α的估计依赖于样本中所用顺序统计量个数k的选取.本文介绍了估计α时选择k的两类不同的方法:Sum-plot方法和Bootstrap方法,并对Hall提出的Bootstrap方法作了改进,称为M-Bootstrap方法.本文利用上述方法对已知分布进行Monte-Carlo模拟,研究它们的可行性,然后对上海和深圳两市股指数据进行了实证分析.计算结果表明,上海和深圳股指收益率具有重尾性.是右偏态的,右尾厚于左尾.通过几种方法计算的结果比较发现Sum-plot方法和M-Bootstrap方法在估计重尾指数上精确性较高一些,而且不受异常值的影响.     

Estimation of the tail index for lattice-valued sequences

If one applies the Hill, Pickands or Dekkers–Einmahl–de Haan estimators of the tail index of a distribution to data which are rounded off one often observes that these estimators oscillate strongly as a function of the number k of order statistics involved. We study this phenomenon in the case of a Pareto distribution. We provide formulas for the expected value and variance of the Hill estimator and give bounds on k when the central limit theorem is still applicable. We illustrate the theory by using simulated and real-life data.     

Multivariate density estimation using dimension reducing information and tail flattening transformations for truncated or censored data

This paper introduces a multivariate density estimator for truncated and censored data with special emphasis on extreme values based on survival analysis. A local constant density estimator is considered. We extend this estimator by means of tail flattening transformation, dimension reducing prior knowledge and a combination of both. The asymptotic theory is derived for the proposed estimators. It shows that the extensions might improve the performance of the density estimator when the transformation and the prior knowledge is not too far away from the true distribution. A simulation study shows that the density estimator based on tail flattening transformation and prior knowledge substantially outperforms the one without prior knowledge, and therefore confirms the asymptotic results. The proposed estimators are illustrated and compared in a data study of fire insurance claims.     

On the Lagrangian Katz family of distributions as a claim frequency model

The Panjer (Katz) family of distributions is defined by a particular first-order recursion which is built on the basis of two parameters. It is known to characterize the Poisson, negative binomial and binomial distributions. In insurance, its main usefulness is to yield a simple recursive algorithm for the aggregate claims distribution. The present paper is concerned with the more general Lagrangian Katz family of distributions. That family satisfies an extended recursion which now depends on three parameters. To begin with, this recursion is derived through a certain first-crossing problem and two applications in risk theory are described. The distributions covered by the recursion are then identified as the generalized Poisson, generalized negative binomial and binomial distributions. A few other properties of the family are pointed out, including the index of dispersion, an extended Panjer algorithm for compound sums and the asymptotic tail behaviour. Finally, the relevance of the family is illustrated with several data sets on the frequency of car accidents.     

股票收益率和新息的尾部估计

利用极值理论来考虑上证综指收益率的尾部.为了选择合理的超越门限,采用平均剩余函数和De-Haan矩估计相结合的方法.在学生t分布和广义误差分布的新患假设下,用GARCH和EGARCH新息的ARMA模型拟合指数收益率,并且使用极值理论的极大似然方法估计模型残差的尾指,估计结果表明收益率的尾指和模型的残差尾指基本一致.     

上证指数收益率分布的拟合

本文旨在讨论上证指数收益率序列的分布特征 ,通过对上证指数 1 997年 5月 2 3日至 2 0 0 1年 7月1 3日 ,总计 1 0 0 0多个交易日的统计分析 ,发现上证指数收益率的分布具有“尖峰、厚尾”的特性 .我们试图用文献 [1 ]给出 Lévy flight来拟合其分布 ,但结果并不理想 .为此我们提出了一种类似 Weibull分布的函数来拟合上证指数收益率分布 ,模拟结果较好 .同时 ,我们按通常的方法对尾部作了截尾处理 ,以更接近实际数据在尾部表现出来的“厚尾”现象     

Internal vs. external risk measures: How capital requirements differ in practice

We compare capital requirements derived from tail conditional expectation (TCE) with those derived from the tail conditional median (TCM). In theory, TCE is higher than TCM for most distributions commonly used in finance and at fixed confidence levels; however, we find that in empirical data, there is no clear-cut relationship between the two. Our results highlight the relevance of TCM as a robust alternative to TCE, especially for regulatory control.     

基于MCMC的分位AR模型的贝叶斯单位根检验研究

针对频率统计方法存在不连续的置信区间以及在小样本情况下检验势比较低的问题。把非对称Laplace分布表示成正态分布和指数分布的线性组合,推导了不同先验分布情况下参数的最大后验密度置信区间,并构造了分位回归单位根检验的贝叶斯因子,实现了对非平稳时间序列的局部单位根检验。仿真分析表明贝叶斯分位回归方法是一种稳健全面的单位根检验方法。对我国居民消费价格指数的实证研究发现,我国居民消费价格指数表现出局部的持续性,在分布的下尾部不受普通冲击的影响,但在分布的上尾部受普通冲击的影响。     

iVIX指数与上证50 ETF收益率的相关性实证研究

采用1分钟高频数据,研究iVIX指数与上证50 ETF收益率之间的相关性。运用参数估计和核密度估计描述两者的边缘分布,通过K-S拟合优度检验构建Copula模型。研究表明:Copula模型具有较好的拟合优度,Copula函数相对于Kendall和Spearman分析方法不仅能够捕捉iVIX指数与ETF收益率序列间的秩相关性,而且还能反映iVIX指数与ETF收益率的尾部相关性;iVIX指数与上证50 ETF收益率之间存在负的秩相关性,秩相关性强弱随着不同持有期大致呈现“W”型分布,通过Copula概率密度函数的尾部相关性发现iVIX指数与ETF收益率存在非对称结构特征。     

过离散次数分布模型的尾部特征

在保险精算和生物统计等领域,离散型次数分布模型的应用十分广泛.当实际数据的尾部较长(即过离散),且零点的概率较大时,许多模型的拟合效果往往欠佳.本文通过计算概率之比的极限和偏度系数,对混合泊松分布和复合泊松分布的右尾特征和零点概率进行了比较,给出了它们的尾部排列顺序,以及尾部长短与零点概率的关系,从而为模型的构造或选择提供了一种指导.本文最后应用一组实际数据说明了在构造或选择次数分布模型时如何考虑尾部特征,从而改善对实际数据的拟合效果.     

The tail empirical process for long memory stochastic volatility sequences

This paper describes the limiting behaviour of tail empirical processes associated with long memory stochastic volatility models. We show that such a process has dichotomous behaviour, according to an interplay between the Hurst parameter and the tail index. On the other hand, the tail empirical process with random levels never suffers from long memory. This is very desirable from a practical point of view, since such a process may be used to construct the Hill estimator of the tail index. To prove our results we need to establish new results for regularly varying distributions, which may be of independent interest.     

高频金融时序的密度函数肥尾度量

本文在分析高频金融时序的基本特征的基础上,应用极值理论和相关性质估计和检验了肥尾指数。     

基于时变SJC-Copula对商品期货市场间风险传染的探究

分别选取WIND商品指数和CRB指数作为衡量我国商品期货市场及国际商品期货市场综合价格的指标,利用时变SJC-Copula模型构建两者之间的动态相依结构,通过动态的尾部相关系数来探究我国商品期货市场与国际市场间的尾部相关性.实证结果表明,我国商品期货市场与国际市场间的上尾相关性要强于下尾相关性,即当商品期货价格上涨时,两个市场间更易发生风险传染.     

Exact tail asymptotics in a priority queue—characterizations of the preemptive model

In this paper, we consider the classical preemptive priority queueing system with two classes of independent Poisson customers and a single exponential server serving the two classes of customers at possibly different rates. For this system, we carry out a detailed analysis on exact tail asymptotics for the joint stationary distribution of the queue length of the two classes of customers, for the two marginal distributions and for the distribution of the total number of customers in the system, respectively. A complete characterization of the regions of system parameters for exact tail asymptotics is obtained through analysis of generating functions. This characterization has never before been completed. It is interesting to note that the exact tail asymptotics along the high-priority queue direction is of a new form that does not fall within the three types of exact tail asymptotics characterized by various methods for this type of two-dimensional system reported in the literature. We expect that the method employed in this paper can also be applied to the exact tail asymptotic analysis for the non-preemptive priority queueing model, among other possibilities.