The theory of conditional copulas provides a means of constructing flexible multivariate density models, allowing for time-varying conditional densities of each individual variable, and for time-varying conditional dependence between the variables. Further, the use of copulas in constructing...

This paper introduces the Inverse Gamma (IGa) stochastic volatility model with time-dependent parameters, defined by the volatility dynamics dVt = κt.(θt − Vt).dt λt.Vt.dBt. This non-affine model is much more realistic than classical affine models like the Heston stochastic volatility...

The paper examines the short-run and the long-run impacts of net international reserves on the real gross domestic product of Jamaica from 1990 to 2011. The variables used in this study are the logarithms of exchange rate, imports, foreign reserves, government capital expenditure, real gross...

The expected value of sums of squared intraday returns (realized variance) gives rise to a least squares regression which adapts itself to the assumptions of the noise process and allows for joint inference on integrated volatility (IV), noise moments and price-noise relations. In the iid noise...

Operational hedging techniques such as risk sharing, currency collars, and a hybrid arrangement can be used when transactions are subject to unexpected changes in the nominal exchange rate. These hedging devices utilise a risk sharing parameter and the market exchange rate of a currency pair....

This paper uses Reuters exchange rate data to investigate thecontributions to the price discovery process by individual banks in theforeign exchange market. We propose multivariate time series models aswell as models in tick time to study the dynamic relations between thequotes of individual...

In this study, we model realized volatility constructed from intraday high-frequency data. We explore the possibility of confusing long memory and structural breaks in the realized volatility of the following spot exchange rates: EUR/USD, EUR/JPY, EUR/CHF, EUR/GBP, and EUR/AUD. The results show...

Monte Carlo simulations are used to explore the small sample properties of a mean group and two pooled panel estimators of a regression coefficient when the regressor is I(1). We compare and contrast the effect of I(0) and I(1) errors and homogeneous and heterogeneous coefficients in a design...