Understanding order flow
By: Martin D. D. Evans, Richard K. Lyons.
Contributors: Lyons, Richard K.; National Bureau of Economic Research.
Series: NBER working paper series ;; working paper 11748; Working paper series (National Bureau of Economic Research : Online) ;; working paper no. 11748.
Publisher: National Bureau of Economic Research
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Cambridge, MA
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Foreign exchange rates -- Mathematical models.
Description: "This paper develops a model for understanding end-user order flow in the FX market.  The model addresses several puzzling findings.  First, the estimated price-impact of flow from different end-user segments is, dollar-for-dollar, quite different.  Second, order flow from segments traditionally thought to be liquidity-motivated actually has power to forecast exchange rates.  Third, about one third of order flow's power to forecast exchange rates one month ahead comes from flow's ability to forecast future flow, whereas the remaining two-thirds applies to price components unrelated to future flow.  We show that all of these features arise naturally from end-user heterogeneity, in a setting where order flow provides timely information to market-makers about the state of the macroeconomy"--National Bureau of Economic Research web site.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
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