Efficient algorithms for fully Bayesian estimation of stochastic volatility (SV) models with and without asymmetry (leverage) via Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) methods. Methodological details are given in Kastner and Frühwirth-Schnatter (2014) <doi:10.1016/j.csda.2013.01.002> and Hosszejni and Kastner (2019) <doi:10.1007/978-3-030-30611-3_8>; the most common use cases are described in Hosszejni and Kastner (2021) <doi:10.18637/jss.v100.i12> and Kastner (2016) <doi:10.18637/jss.v069.i05> and the package examples.

Parameter estimation for stochastic volatility models using maximum likelihood. The latent log-volatility is 
    integrated out of the likelihood using the Laplace approximation. The models are fitted via 'TMB' (Template Model
    Builder) (Kristensen, Nielsen, Berg, Skaug, and Bell (2016) <doi:10.18637/jss.v070.i05>).

Methods of Fundamental Analysis for Valuation of Equity included here serve as a quick reference for undergraduate courses on Stock Valuation and Chartered Financial Analyst Levels 1 and 2 Readings on Equity Valuation.
    Jerald E. Pinto (“Equity Asset Valuation (4th Edition)”, 2020, ISBN: 9781119628194).
    Chartered Financial Analyst Institute ("Chartered Financial Analyst Program Curriculum 2020 Level I Volumes 1-6. (Vol. 4, pp. 445-491)", 2019, ISBN: 9781119593577).
    Chartered Financial Analyst Institute ("Chartered Financial Analyst Program Curriculum 2020 Level II Volumes 1-6. (Vol. 4, pp. 197-447)", 2019, ISBN: 9781119593614).

The 'StockDistFit' package provides functions for fitting probability distributions to stock price data. The package uses maximum likelihood estimation to find the best-fitting distribution for a given stock. It also offers a function to fit several distributions to one or more assets and compare the distribution with the Akaike Information Criterion (AIC) and then pick the best distribution. References are as follows: Siew et al. (2008) <https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jappstat/37/1/37_1_1/_pdf/-char/ja> and Benth et al. (2008) <https://books.google.co.ke/books?hl=en&lr=&id=MHNpDQAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PR7&dq=Stochastic+modeling+of+commodity+prices+using+the+Variance+Gamma+(VG)+model.+&ots=YNIL2QmEYg&sig=XZtGU0lp4oqXHVyPZ-O8x5i7N3w&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false>.