This paper uses the multi-chain Markov Switching model to examine the nature of the volatility transmission across currency, commodity and stock markets, and provide implications for hedging and asset allocation. Results generally indicate the dominant presence of interdependency, as opposed to...

This study examines the volatility transmissions across the Gulf Arab states (GCC) stock markets and the linkages between these markets and the United States stock and oil markets, using the Multi-chain Markov Switching model. This approach enables the distinction between different transmission...