Efficiency Tests in Foreign Exchange Market

The main purpose of the paper is applying filter rules to examine the efficiency of foreign exchange. This paper uses three strategies of filter rules (buy long, sell short, buy long and sell short strategies) to test the performance of the transaction for EUR, JPY, GBP. The findings show that peopl...

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Main Authors: Yi Hsien Lee, Khatanbaatar Sodoikhuu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EconJournals 2012-06-01
Series:International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues
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Online Access:https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/ijefi/issue/31953/351834?publisher=http-www-cag-edu-tr-ilhan-ozturk
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description The main purpose of the paper is applying filter rules to examine the efficiency of foreign exchange. This paper uses three strategies of filter rules (buy long, sell short, buy long and sell short strategies) to test the performance of the transaction for EUR, JPY, GBP. The findings show that people will obtain more return by taking buy long/ sell short strategies of filter rules without considering transaction cost. However, the transaction of these three foreign exchange rate (EUR, JPY, GBP) will be more efficient by considering transaction cost. The results imply the foreign exchange market is efficient for the EUR, JPY and GBP.
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spelling doaj.art-a13ba74900b641d9a26cb5a4927d36c22023-02-15T16:07:55ZengEconJournalsInternational Journal of Economics and Financial Issues2146-41382012-06-01222162241032Efficiency Tests in Foreign Exchange MarketYi Hsien LeeKhatanbaatar SodoikhuuThe main purpose of the paper is applying filter rules to examine the efficiency of foreign exchange. This paper uses three strategies of filter rules (buy long, sell short, buy long and sell short strategies) to test the performance of the transaction for EUR, JPY, GBP. The findings show that people will obtain more return by taking buy long/ sell short strategies of filter rules without considering transaction cost. However, the transaction of these three foreign exchange rate (EUR, JPY, GBP) will be more efficient by considering transaction cost. The results imply the foreign exchange market is efficient for the EUR, JPY and GBP.https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/ijefi/issue/31953/351834?publisher=http-www-cag-edu-tr-ilhan-ozturkfilter rule foreign exchange market efficiency
spellingShingle Yi Hsien Lee
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Efficiency Tests in Foreign Exchange Market
International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues
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foreign exchange
market efficiency
title Efficiency Tests in Foreign Exchange Market
title_full Efficiency Tests in Foreign Exchange Market
title_fullStr Efficiency Tests in Foreign Exchange Market
title_full_unstemmed Efficiency Tests in Foreign Exchange Market
title_short Efficiency Tests in Foreign Exchange Market
title_sort efficiency tests in foreign exchange market
topic filter rule
foreign exchange
market efficiency
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