Stoch_simul - Number of periods

Hi,
If I set the number of periods of data to be simulated using stoch_simul and the option periods Dynare always produces 3 more observations. For example, periods=157 produces a vector with 160 rows. Why is this?
Thanks,
Tim
If I set the number of periods of data to be simulated using stoch_simul and the option periods Dynare always produces 3 more observations. For example, periods=157 produces a vector with 160 rows. Why is this?
Thanks,
Tim