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Does liquidity in the FX market depend on volatility?

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  • Frank Westerhoff

    (University of Osnabrueck, Department of Economics)

  • Sebastiano Manzan

    (University of Amsterdam, CeNDEF, Department of Quantitative Economics)

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We re-examine the relationship between exchange rates and order flow as proposed by Evans and Lyons (2002). Compared to their linear specification, we find that the response of exchange rates to order flow may depend on market historical volatility. If market historical volatility is high, a given order seems to have a lower price impact than in calmer periods. Overall, our simple threshold mechanism has the power to produce higher correlation coefficients.

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  • Frank Westerhoff & Sebastiano Manzan, 2004. "Does liquidity in the FX market depend on volatility?," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 6(10), pages 1-8.
    • Handle: RePEc:ebl:ecbull:eb-04f30001
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    • F3 - International Economics - - International Finance
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