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Dear sir,<br><br>How can I change the starting value of beta in garchFit() function please,<br><br>i can see that the starting value you have for beta is 0.8, <br><br>I want to produce the same results of Brooks model page 35 in the attached file, which he has beta =0.7, Brooks used RATS software and I am using R software and your package fGarch<br><br>Many thanks<br><br>Majid<br> </div></body>
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