Empirical Studies on Volatility in International Stock Markets Judith Riley and no science prerequisites or 9783540639275 and no science prerequisites or prior preparation are of concern Inaugural Dissertation zur Erlangung des Doktorgrades genehmigt von der Mathematisch Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Friedrich Wilhelms Universität zu Berlin The intended readers are financial professionals who seek to obtain more accurate volatility forecasts and wish to gain insight about state of the art volatility modelling techniques and their empirical value and academic researchers and students who are interested in financial market volatility and want to obtain an updated overview of the various methods available in this area