ISSN:
1432-1122
Keywords:
Key words:Foreign exchange rates, intra-daily, heterogeneous, distribution ¶JEL classification:F31, G15, E44 ¶Mathematics Subject Classification (1991):90-02, 62-07, 62P20
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Mathematics
,
Economics
Notes:
Abstract. This paper presents stylized facts concerning the spot intra-daily foreign exchange markets. It first describes intra-daily data and proposes a set of definitions for the variables of interest. Empirical regularities of the foreign exchange intra-daily data are then grouped under three major topics: the distribution of price changes, the process of price formation and the heterogeneous structure of the market. The stylized facts surveyed in this paper shed new light on the market structure that appears composed of heterogeneous agents. It also poses several challenges such as the definition of price and of the time-scale, the concepts of risk and efficiency, the modeling of the markets and the learning process.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s007800050018
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