Metody aproksymacji indeksu ogona rozkładów alfa-stabilnych na przykładzie GPW w Warszawie

The main purpose of this paper is to present some estimation methods of parameters of alpha-stable distributions. Two classes of methods are presented: the classical Maximum Likelihood Method and non-classical ones: Quantile Methods and Tail Exponent Estimation (based on Hill estimator). The results show significant difference in values of stability index depending on estimation method. The choice of method may significantly affect investment decisions.