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Dynamic Impact of Foreign Exchange Trading Volume on Foreign Exchange Volatility

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  • Kang , Jong Woo

    (Asian Development Bank)

  • Cabaero , Carlos

    (Asian Development Bank)

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Foreign exchange (FX) trading volume is a key factor in exchange rate volatility. Given the important role of volatility in economic growth and stability, this paper investigates the dynamic nature of exchange trading volume on exchange rate volatility using hourly high-frequency data. The estimation results from ordinary least squares, fixed effects and the general autoregressive conditional heteroskedasticity model point to a significant impact of third-party foreign exchange trade volumes on the FX volatilities of original currency pairs. The United States dollar (USD), as the dominant currency, exerts sizeable effect through this third-party channel and the magnitude of the foreign exchange trading volume turns out to be a crucial factor to this effect. However, third-party currency pairs without USD linkages also exert non-negligible impact, calling for renewed attention to the effectiveness of regional financial cooperation in mitigating exchange rate volatility as compared with major foreign exchange trading partners, not only through direct transaction mechanisms but through third party currency channels.

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  • Kang , Jong Woo & Cabaero , Carlos, 2025. "Dynamic Impact of Foreign Exchange Trading Volume on Foreign Exchange Volatility," ADB Economics Working Paper Series 768, Asian Development Bank.
    • Handle: RePEc:ris:adbewp:0768
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    Keywords

    FX volatility; third party channel; GARCH model;
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    JEL classification:

    • F31 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - Foreign Exchange
    • G15 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - International Financial Markets
    • G18 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Government Policy and Regulation

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