Lectures on Exchange Rate Economics

 

Outline

Readings

Lecture 1.1 Introduction to the FX Market: institutions and protocols 

Lecture 1.2 The choice of direct dealing or electronic brokerage

Lecture 1.3 Purchasing Power Parity

Lecture 1.4 Interest Rate Parity

Lecture 2.1 What is "microstructure" and how does it differ from macro approaches? 

Lecture 2.2 Overview of theoretical models

Lecture 2.3 Public information arrival, exchange rate volatility, and quote frequency

Lecture 3.1 Portfolio shifts model and the role of order flow

Lecture 3.2 Asymmetric information and price discovery in the FX market

Lecture 3.3 Once in a generation yen volatility in 1998: fundamentals, intervention and order flow

Lecture 3.4 Stop-loss orders and price cascades in currency markets