arch.univariate.volatility.VolatilityProcess

class arch.univariate.volatility.VolatilityProcess[source]

Abstract base class for ARCH models.

Allows the conditional mean model to be specified separately from the conditional variance, even though parameters are estimated jointly.

Methods

backcast(resids)

Construct values for backcasting to start the recursion.

backcast_transform(backcast)

Transform user-provided backcast values.

bounds(resids)

Return bounds for parameters.

compute_variance(parameters, resids, sigma2, ...)

Compute the variance for the ARCH model.

constraints()

Construct parameter constraints arrays for parameter estimation.

forecast(parameters, resids, backcast, ...)

Forecast volatility from the model.

parameter_names()

Return the names of the model parameters.

simulate(parameters, nobs, rng[, burn, ...])

Simulate data from the model.

starting_values(resids)

Return starting values for the ARCH model.

update(index, parameters, resids, sigma2, ...)

Compute the variance for a single observation.

variance_bounds(resids[, power])

Construct loose bounds for conditional variances.

Properties

name

The name of the volatility process.

num_params

The number of parameters in the model.

start

Index to use to start variance subarray selection.

stop

Index to use to stop variance subarray selection.

updateable

Flag indicating that the volatility process supports update.

volatility_updater

Get the volatility updater associated with the volatility process.