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We investigate the role of jumps in transmitting volatility between foreign exchange markets (Engle, Ito, and Lin, 1990 … different implications for the impact of jumps on exchange rate volatility transmission. Specifically, isolated and successive … jumps have opposite predictions for future volatility. Although the realized volatility literature finds that heat wave …
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, many types of instruments can be used:futures market,spot market, and forward market.However, the degree of volatility …
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the effects of oil price, external reserves and interest rate on exchange rate volatility in Nigeria using annual data … exchange rate volatility in Nigeria; which implies that exchange rate is susceptible to changes in oil price. The study … rate volatility significantly in Nigeria. …
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Central banks, wanting to devalue their currency, often intervene in the foreign exchange market by buying up foreign currency. Such interventions even if effective lead to a build up of foreign exchange reserves. This paper argues that the coupling of devaluation and reserve build up can be...
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This study shows that the information content of FX transactions depends on the identity of market participants. Using spot FX transactions of a major Australian bank, we find that central banks have the greatest price impact, followed by non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) such as hedge...
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A typical strategy used by speculators to launch an attack on a fixed exchange regime is the use of forward markets. Central banks also intervene in forward markets to counter speculation. This paper addresses the question of how an attack is launched on the forward market, and what the optimal...
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The most recent BIS triennial survey shows that turnover in foreign exchange markets increased by more than 70% over the three years to April 2007. Two specific findings stand out. First, the growth in transactions between banks and other financial institutions was particularly strong,...
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Derivatives markets in emerging economies have continued to grow since 2010, driven mostly by very strong growth in the OTC market. Emerging market currencies have become more international as offshore markets are a major contributor to FX turnover. The Chinese renminbi is actively traded within...
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Turnover of derivatives has grown more rapidly in emerging markets than in developed countries. Foreign exchange derivatives are the most commonly traded of all risk categories, with increasingly frequent turnover in emerging market currencies and a growing share of cross-border transactions. As...
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We provide a theory of the determination of exchange rates based on capital flows in imperfect financial markets … their required compensation for holding currency risk, thus impacting both the level and volatility of exchange rates. Our … theory of exchange rate determination in imperfect financial markets not only helps to rationalize the empirical disconnect …
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