On Asymmeticity for Power Transformed TARCH Model

Abstract

Zokian(1993) and Li and Li(1996) developed TARCH(Threshold ARCH) model, considering the asymmetries in volatility. The models are based on Engle(1982)’s ARCH model and Bollerslev(1986)’s GARCH model. However, two TARCH models can be expressed a common model through BoxCox Powertransformation, which was used by Higgins and Bera(1992) for developing NARCH(nonlinear ARCH) model.This article shows the PTARCH(Powertransformation TARCH) model is necessary in some condition, and it checks the fact that PTARCH model has better performance comparing estimates and RMSE(Root Mean Square Error) with those of Zakoian’s TARCH model and Li and Li’s TARCH model.PTARCH model would give contribution in asymmetric study as well as heteroscedastic study.