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The foreign exchange market

In: Research Handbook of Financial Markets

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  • Alain Chaboud
  • Dagfinn Rime
  • Vladyslav Sushko

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This chapter discusses the structure and functioning of the spot foreign exchange (FX) market. The market structure, which has become far more complex over the past three decades, has mostly evolved endogenously as the global FX market is subject to notably less regulatory oversight than equity and bond markets in most countries. Major banks used to dominate liquidity provision, but they have found their role challenged by High Frequency Trading firms in an increasingly fragmented electronic market. The information structure of the market has also changed. As such, high-frequency cross-asset correlations, especially with the futures market, have become more important. The chapter also discusses the important role of the official sector in the FX market, and it highlights a few special topics such as flash events and the FX fixing scandal. We conclude with some suggestions for future research.

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  • Alain Chaboud & Dagfinn Rime & Vladyslav Sushko, 2023. "The foreign exchange market," Chapters, in: Refet S. Gürkaynak & Jonathan H. Wright (ed.), Research Handbook of Financial Markets, chapter 12, pages 253-275, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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    1. Marwil J. Davila-Fernandez & Serena Sordi, 2025. "FX-constrained growth: Fundamentalists, chartists and the dynamic trade-multiplier," Papers 2508.02252, arXiv.org.
    2. Eneida Cifligu, 2024. "An Analysis of Albania’s Banking Sector: Current Trends and Future Prospects," Economic Studies journal, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences - Economic Research Institute, issue 5, pages 171-185.
    3. Corzo, Teresa & Martin-Bujack, Karin & Portela, Jose & Rodriguez-Gallego, Alejandro, 2025. "Floating exchange rate efficiency: Grouping patterns and pandemic impacts," International Economics, Elsevier, vol. 182(C).
    4. Pei-Fen, Chen & Mei-Ping, Chen & Min-Syu, Lin & Chingnun, Lee, 2025. "Cross-border transmission effect of China's monetary policy on the exchange rate of Asia-Pacific economies," International Review of Financial Analysis, Elsevier, vol. 97(C).
    5. Nihad Aliyev & Matteo Aquilina & Khaladdin Rzayev & Sonya Zhu, 2024. "Through stormy seas: how fragile is liquidity across asset classes and time?," BIS Working Papers 1229, Bank for International Settlements.

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    • F31 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - Foreign Exchange
    • G15 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - International Financial Markets

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