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The Leverage Effect in Stochastic Volatility Models

Students often confuse the leverage effect with GARCH-style 'volatility clustering'. While both describe dependence, the leverage effect specifically refers to the inverse correlation between price shocks and volatility shocks, whereas clustering describes the autocorrelation of the volatility magnitude itself.
Institutional Reference: Advanced Stochastic Processes
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