Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/250340 
Year of Publication: 
2021
Series/Report no.: 
Cardiff Economics Working Papers No. E2021/16
Publisher: 
Cardiff University, Cardiff Business School, Cardiff
Abstract: 
Many recent papers have investigated the role played by volatility in determining the cross-section of currency returns. This paper employs two time-varying factor models: a threshold model and a Markov-switching model to price the excess returns from the currency carry trade. We show that the importance of volatility depends on whether the currency markets are unexpectedly volatile. Volatility innovations during relatively tranquil periods are largely unrewarded in the market, whereas during the volatile period, this risk, has a substantial impact on currency returns. The empirical results show that the two time-varying factor models fit the data better and generate a smaller pricing errors than the linear model, while the Markov-switching model outperforms the threshold factor models not only by generating lower pricing errors but also distinguishing two regimes endogenously and without any predetermined state variables.
Subjects: 
carry trade
asset pricing
trading strategies
currency portfolios
Markov-switching model
JEL: 
F3
G12
G15
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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