The Journal of Financial Data Science, cilt.2, sa.4, ss.85-104, 2020 (Hakemli Dergi)
his study aims first at improving volatility prediction using a machine learning model called support vector regression GARCH (SVR-GARCH) using selected 30 stocks listed on the S&P 500. The authors compare the prediction results of the SVR-GARCH model with the GARCH family models and find that SVR-GARCH outperforms these models based on the performance metrics. The second goal of this study is to calculate value-at-risk (VaR) using predictions obtained in the previous part. Moreover, backtesting is applied to check the accuracy of the VaR results. The findings suggest that using predictions obtained from the SVR-GARCH model boosts VaR calculations and hence provides better financial risk management.