Directional forecasting in financial time series using support vector machines: The USD/Euro exchange rate
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Keywords
Machine Learning; Support Vector Machines; Exchange Rates; Forecasting;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- C52 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric Modeling - - - Model Evaluation, Validation, and Selection
- C59 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric Modeling - - - Other
- F31 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - Foreign Exchange
- G17 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Financial Forecasting and Simulation
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-EEC-2012-10-13 (European Economics)
- NEP-ETS-2012-10-13 (Econometric Time Series)
- NEP-FOR-2012-10-13 (Forecasting)
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