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gamma distribution in rugarch package

2 messages · saraberta, Michael Kao

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Hi guys,
does anyone know if there is the possibility to fit a gamma distribution
using ugarch?honestly i don't know if maybe is possible to fix some
parameters that reduce ghyp or ged in a gamma distribution..
thanks a lot
sara




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I don't think it is provided and gamma is neither a special case of ghyp 
nor ged.

Is there a reason for you to use the gamma distribution? The gamma 
distribution only has support for positive number and thus impossible 
for stock return.

Cheers,
M
On 26/07/12 09:52, saraberta wrote: