Volatility in exchange rates is decomposed into components associated with domestic and international concerns for six Pacific Rim currencies. A latent factor model is used to model bilateral exchange rate changes as the weighted sum of three factors; two factors are uniquely associated with...

This study proposes a new approach to the estimation of daily volatility in financial markets. To do this we evaluate a number of traditional estimators of daily volatility based upon intra-day data and propose a new estimator of daily volatility based upon intra-day data which is both unbiased...

Volatility in exchange rates is decomposed into components associated with domestic and international concerns for six Pacific Rim currencies. A latent factor model is used to model bilateral exchange rate changes as the weighted sum of three factors; two factors are uniquely associated with...

This study proposes a new approach to the estimation of daily volatility in financial markets. To do this we evaluate a number of traditional estimators of daily volatility based upon intra-day data and propose a new estimator of daily volatility based upon intra-day data which is both unbiased...