AI engineering glossary · Time series recsys

What is GARCH (GARCH model)?

GARCH model (also called GARCH): A generalisation of ARCH in which today's variance depends on recent squared shocks and on recent variances. It fits volatility that is persistent, and is standard in finance for risk measures.

Level: advancedTopic: Time series recsys

GARCH model: an example

GARCH(1,1): variance_t = w + a*shock_(t-1)^2 + b*variance_(t-1).

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