Let be iid with mean 0, variance and kurtosis . (a) Show that has variance , and use the delta method to show . (b) How many daily observations give a 5% relative standard error on under normality? Under the Nifty sample's excess kurtosis of 15.2? (c) Why is (b) still optimistic for Nifty? (Hint: 2.6.)
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How precisely can you estimate volatility?
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