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This paper examines the variance ratio tests in studies of transitory volatility and concludes that the variance ratio is an appropriate test of trading structure differences only under certain assumptions regarding the evolution of underlying stock prices and the autocorrelation structure of returns. This result raises caution as to the interpretation of results bases upon the 24-hour variance ratio methodologies in studies of transitory volatility and trading structure effects. A numerical example indicates that errors in inferences can be severe.
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Ronen, T. Observable Consequences of Trading Structure Differences: On the Use of Variance Ratios in Microstructure Studies. Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting 20, 187–200 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1023050226457
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