Intra-Day Seasonality in Activities of the Foreign Exchange Markets: Evidence From the Electronic Broking System / Takatoshi Ito, Yuko Hashimoto.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ito, Takatoshi.

Contributor:

National Bureau of Economic Research.

Hashimoto, Yuko.

Series:

Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) no. w12413.

NBER working paper series no. w12413

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource: illustrations (black and white);

Other Title:

Intra-Day Seasonality in Activities of the Foreign Exchange Markets

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 2006.

Summary:

This paper examines intra-day patterns of the exchange rate behavior, using the "firm" bid-ask quotes and transactions of USD-JPY and Euro-USD recorded in the electronic broking system of the spot foreign exchange markets. The U-shape of intra-day activities (deals and price changes) and return volatility is confirmed for Tokyo and London participants, but not for New York participants. Activities and volatility do not increase toward the end of business hours in the New York market, even on Fridays (ahead of weekend hours of non-trading). It is found that there exists a high positive correlation between volatility and activities and a negative correlation between volatility and the bid-ask spread. A negative correlation is observed between the number of deals and the width of bid-ask spread during business hours.

Notes:

Print version record

August 2006.