Copyright 2011, 2016, 2018 Jon Danielsson.
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The original 2011 R code will not fully work on a recent R because there have been some changes to libraries. The latest version of the Matlab code only uses functions from Matlab toolboxes.
The GARCH functionality in the econometric toolbox in Matlab is trying to be too clever, but can't deliver and could well be buggy. If you want to try that, here are the docs
(estimate). Besides, it can only do univariate GARCH and so can't be used in Chapter 3.
Kevin Sheppard's MFE toolbox is much better, while not as user friendly,
it is much better written and is certainly more comprehensive. It can be downloaded here
and the documentation here is quite detailed.
Listing M.1: Entering and Printing Data
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x = 10; % assign x the value 10, silencing output print with ;
disp(x) % display x
Listing P.1: Entering and Printing Data in Python
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x = 10 # assign x the value 10
print(x) # print the value of x
Listing M.2: Vectors, Matrices and Sequences
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y = [1,3,5,7,9] % lists are denoted by square brackets
y(3) % calling 3rd element (MATLAB indices start at 1)
size(y) % shows that y is 1 x 5 (a row vector, by default)
length(y) % as expected, y has length 5
v = nan(2,3) % fill a 2 x 3 matrix with NaN values
size(v) % as expected, v is size (2,3)
w = repmat([1,2,3]', 2, 3) % repeats matrix twice by rows, thrice by columns
s = 1:10 % s is a list of integers from 1 to 10 inclusive
Listing P.2: Vectors, Matrices and Sequences in Python
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y = [1,3,5,7,9] # lists in square brackets are stored as arrays
print(y)
print(y[2]) # 3rd element (Python indices start at 0)
print(len(y)) # as expected, y has length 5
import numpy as np
v = np.full([2,3], np.nan) # create a 2x3 matrix with NaN values
print(v)
print(v.shape) # as expected, v is size (2,3)
w=np.tile(np.transpose([1,2,3]),(3,2)) # repeats twice by rows, thrice by columns
print(w)
s = range(10) # an iterator from 0 to 9
print([x for x in s]) # return elements using list comprehension
Listing M.3: Importing Data
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%% There are many data sources for financial data, for instance
%% Yahoo Finance, AlphaVantage and Quandl. However, some of the
%% free data sources have numerous issues with accuracy and
%% handling of missing data, so only CSV importing is shown here.
%%
%% For csv data, one can use csvread to read it
%%
%% Example:
%% data = csvread('data.csv', 1, 0);
%% the two numbers behind are the row offset and column offset
%% so here we ignore the first row (ie. the header)
Listing P.3: Importing Data in Python
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## There are many data sources for financial data, for instance
## Yahoo Finance, AlphaVantage and Quandl. However, some of the
## free data sources have numerous issues with accuracy and
## handling of missing data, so only CSV importing is shown here.
##
## For csv data, one can use numpy.loadtxt() to read it
##
## Example:
## using numpy as np
## data = np.loadtxt('data.csv', delimiter = ',', skiprows = 1)
## skiprows=1 ensures that the header row is skipped
Listing M.4: Basic Summary Statistics
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y = [3.14,15,9.26,5];
sum(y) % sum of all elements of y
prod(y) % product of all elements of y
max(y) % maximum value of y
min(y) % minimum value of y
range(y) % min, max value of y
mean(y) % arithmetic mean
median(y) % median
var(y) % variance
cov(y) % covar matrix = variance for single vector
corrcoef(y) % corr matrix = [1] for single vector
sort(y) % sorting in ascending order
log(y) % natural log
Listing P.4: Basic Summary Statistics in Python
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import numpy as np
y = [3.14,15,9.26,5]
print(sum(y)) # sum of all elements of y
print(max(y)) # maximum value of y
print(min(y)) # minimum value of y
print(np.mean(y)) # arithmetic mean
print(np.median(y)) # median
print(np.var(y)) # variance
print(np.cov(y)) # covar matrix = variance for single vector
print(np.corrcoef(y)) # corr matrix = [1] for single vector
print(np.sort(y)) # sort in ascending order
print(np.log(y)) # natural log
Listing M.5: Calculating Moments
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mean(y) % mean
var(y) % variance
std(y) % unbiased standard deviation, by default
skewness(y) % skewness
kurtosis(y) % kurtosis
Listing P.5: Calculating Moments in Python
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import numpy as np
from scipy import stats
print(np.mean(y)) # mean
print(np.var(y)) # variance
print(np.std(y, ddof = 1)) # ddof = 1 for unbiased standard deviation
print(stats.skew(y)) # skewness
print(stats.kurtosis(y, fisher = False)) # fisher = False gives Pearson definition
Listing M.6: Basic Matrix Operations
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z = [1, 2; 3, 4] % z is a 2 x 2 matrix (Note the use of ; as row separator)
x = [1, 2] % x is a 1 x 2 matrix
%% Note: z * x is undefined since the two matrices are not conformable
z * x' % this evaluates to a 2 x 1 matrix
vertcat(z,x) % "stacking" z and x vertically
horzcat(z,x') % "stacking z and x' horizontally
%% Note: dimensions must match along the combining axis)
Listing P.6: Basic Matrix Operations in Python
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import numpy as np
z = np.matrix([[1, 2], [3, 4]]) # z is a 2 x 2 matrix
x = np.matrix([1, 2]) # x is a 1 x 2 matrix
## Note: z * x is undefined since the two matrices are not conformable
print(z * np.transpose(x)) # this evaluates to a 2 x 1 matrix
b = np.concatenate((z,x), axis = 0) # "stacking" z and x vertically
print(b)
c = np.concatenate((z,np.transpose(x)), axis = 1) # "stacking" z and x horizontally
print(c)
## note: dimensions must match along the combining axis
Listing M.7: Statistical Distributions
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q = -3:1:3 % specify a set of values
p = 0.1:0.1:0.9 % specify a set of probabilities
norminv(p, 0, 1) % element-wise inverse Normal quantile
tcdf(q, 4) % element-wise cdf under Student-t(4)
chi2pdf(q, 2) % element-wise pdf under Chisq(2)
%% One can also obtain pseudorandom samples from distributions
x = trnd(5, 100, 1); % Sampling 100 times from t dist with 5 df
y = normrnd(0, 1, 100, 1); % Sampling 50 times from a standard normal
%% Given sample data, we can also obtain MLE estimates of distribution parameters:
res = fitdist(x, "Normal") % Fitting x to normal dist
Listing P.7: Statistical Distributions in Python
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import numpy as np
from scipy import stats
q = np.arange(-3,4,1) # specify a set of values
p = np.arange(0.1,1.0,0.1) # specify a set of probabilities
print(stats.norm.ppf(p)) # element-wise inverse Normal quantile
print(stats.t.cdf(q,4)) # element-wise cdf under Student-t(4)
print(stats.chi2.pdf(q,2)) # element-wise pdf under Chisq(2)
## One can also obtain pseudorandom samples from distributions using numpy.random
x = np.random.standard_t(df=5, size=100) # Sampling 100 times from TDist with 5 df
y = np.random.normal(size=50) # Sampling 50 times from a standard normal
## Given data, we obtain MLE estimates of parameters with stats:
res = stats.norm.fit(x) # Fitting x to normal dist
print(res)
Listing M.8: Statistical Tests
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x = trnd(5, 500, 1); % Create hypothetical dataset x
[h1, p1, jbstat] = jbtest(x) % Jarque-Bera test for normality
[h2, p2, lbstat] = lbqtest(x,'lags',20) % Ljung-Box test for serial correlation
Listing P.8: Statistical Tests in Python
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from scipy import stats
from statsmodels.stats.diagnostic import acorr_ljungbox
x = np.random.standard_t(df=5, size=500) # Create dataset x
print(stats.jarque_bera(x)) # Jarque-Bera test
print(acorr_ljungbox(x, lags=20)) # Ljung-Box test
Listing M.9: Time Series
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x = trnd(5, 60, 1); % Create hypothetical dataset x
subplot(1,2,1)
autocorr(x, 20) % autocorrelation for lags 1:20
subplot(1,2,2)
parcorr(x,20) % partial autocorrelation for lags 1:20
Listing P.9: Time Series in Python
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import statsmodels.api as sm
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
x = np.random.standard_t(df = 5, size = 60) # Create hypothetical dataset x
q1 = sm.tsa.stattools.acf(y, nlags=20) # autocorrelation for lags 1:20
plt.bar(x = np.arange(1,len(q1)), height = q1[1:])
plt.show()
plt.close()
q2 = sm.tsa.stattools.pacf(y, nlags=20) # partial autocorr for lags 1:20
plt.bar(x = np.arange(1,len(q2)), height = q2[1:])
plt.show()
plt.close()
Listing M.10: Loops and Functions
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%% For loops
for i = 3:7 % iterates through [3,4,5,6,7]
i^2
end
%% If-else loops
X = 10;
if (rem(X,3) == 0)
disp("X is a multiple of 3")
else
disp("X is not a multiple of 3")
end
%% Functions (example: a simple excess kurtosis function)
%% NOTE: in MATLAB, functions can be defined in 2 locations:
%% 1) in a separate file (e.g. excess_kurtosis.m in this case) in the workspace
%% 2) in the same file as the rest of the code, BUT at the end of the file
%% function k = excess_kurtosis(x, excess)
%% if nargin == 1 % if there is only 1 argument
%% excess = 3; % set excess = 3
%% end % this is how optional param excess is set
%% m4 = mean((x-mean(x)).^4);
%% k = m4/(std(x)^4) - excess;
%% end
Listing P.10: Loops and Functions in Python
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import numpy as np
## For loops
for i in range(3,8): # NOTE: range(start, end), end excluded
print(i**2) # range(3,8) iterates through [3,4,5,6,7)
## If-else loops
X = 10
if X % 3 == 0:
print("X is a multiple of 3")
else:
print("X is not a multiple of 3")
## Functions (example: a simple excess kurtosis function)
def excess_kurtosis(x, excess = 3): # note: excess optional, default = 3
m4=np.mean((x-np.mean(x))**4) # note: exponentiation in Python uses **
excess_kurt=m4/(np.std(x)**4)-excess
return excess_kurt
x = np.random.standard_t(df=5,size=60) # Create hypothetical dataset x
print(excess_kurtosis(x))
Listing M.11: Basic Graphs
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y = normrnd(0, 1, 50, 1);
z = trnd(4, 50, 1);
subplot(2,2,1)
bar(y) % bar plot
subplot(2,2,2)
plot(y) % line plot
subplot(2,2,3)
histogram(y) % histogram
subplot(2,2,4)
scatter(y,z) % scatter plot
Listing P.11: Basic Graphs in Python
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import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
y = np.random.normal(size = 50)
z = np.random.standard_t(df = 4, size = 50)
## using Matplotlib to plot bar, line, histogram and scatter plots
plt.subplot(2,2,1)
plt.bar(range(len(y)), y)
plt.subplot(2,2,2)
plt.plot(y)
plt.subplot(2,2,3)
plt.hist(y)
plt.subplot(2,2,4)
plt.scatter(y,z)
Listing M.12: Miscellaneous Useful Functions
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%% Convert objects from one type to another with int8() etc
%% To check type, use isfloat(object), isinteger(object) and so on
x = 8.0;
isfloat(x)
x = int8(x);
isinteger(x)
Listing P.12: Miscellaneous Useful Functions in Python
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## Convert objects from one type to another with int(), float() etc
## To check type, use type(object)
x = 8.0
print(type(x))
x = int(x)
print(type(x))
