
arXiv: cond-mat/0402591
handle: 11564/821223 , 11584/13016
We investigate intra-day foreign exchange (FX) time series using the inverse statistic analysis developed in [1]. Specifically, we study the time-averaged distributions of waiting times needed to obtain a certain increase (decrease) p in the price of an investment. The analysis is performed for the Deutsch mark (DM) against the $US for the full year of 1998, but similar results are obtained for the Japanese Yen against the $US. With high statistical significance, the presence of "resonance peaks" in the waiting time distributions is established. Such peaks are a consequence of the trading habits of the markets participants as they are not present in the corresponding tick (business) waiting time distributions. Furthermore, a new stylized fact, is observed for the waiting time distribution in the form of a power law Pdf. This result is achieved by rescaling of the physical waiting time by the corresponding tick time thereby partially removing scale dependent features of the market activity.
Condensed Matter - Other Condensed Matter, FOS: Economics and business, Econophysics; Interdisciplinary physics; Inverse statistics, Statistical Finance (q-fin.ST), Quantitative Finance - Statistical Finance, FOS: Physical sciences, Econophysics; Interdisciplinary physics; Inverse statistics; Statistics and Probability; Condensed Matter Physics, Other Condensed Matter (cond-mat.other)
Condensed Matter - Other Condensed Matter, FOS: Economics and business, Econophysics; Interdisciplinary physics; Inverse statistics, Statistical Finance (q-fin.ST), Quantitative Finance - Statistical Finance, FOS: Physical sciences, Econophysics; Interdisciplinary physics; Inverse statistics; Statistics and Probability; Condensed Matter Physics, Other Condensed Matter (cond-mat.other)
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