 Exchange rate response to macronews: Through the lens of microstructureJournal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, 2011, vol. 21, issue 1, 107-126 Abstract: This study investigates the microeffects of macronews using customer price-contingent orders (i.e. stop-loss and take-profit orders) data from a large foreign exchange dealing bank in the pound/dollar market. Results reveal that price-contingent order placement intensifies 3-5 h prior to the news events. I examine the link between this surge in order placement and the exchange-rate jump following the announcement. I find that price-contingent orders can enhance our ability to explain post-release exchange-rate returns by half. Furthermore, the estimated effect of orders is orthogonal to the news surprises. This implies that there may be a component of the news response that purely reflects institutional features such as order types and not necessarily the content of the public information itself. Keywords: Exchange; rates; Public; news; Currency; market; Microstructure; Order; flow; High; frequency; Stop-loss; Price-contingent; trading; Positive-feedback; trading (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:intfin:v:21:y:2011:i:1:p:107-126 Access Statistics for this article Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money is currently edited by I. Mathur and C. J. Neely More articles in Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money from Elsevier |
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