On Nonlinear, Stochastic Dynamics in Economic and Financial Time Series

On non-linear, stochastic dynamics in economic and financial time series

The search for deterministic chaos in economic and financial time series has attracted much interest over the past decade. However, clear evidence of chaotic structures is usually prevented by large random components in the time series. In the first part of this paper we show that even if a sophisticated algorithm estimating and testing the positivity of the largest Lyapunov exponent is applied...

Evidence for deterministic nonlinear dynamics in financial time series data

Intra-day measurements of three time series (DJIA, gold fixings and USD-JPY exchange rates) are examined for evidence of deterministic nonlinear dynamics. Standard linear surrogate techniques and estimation of dynamic invariants demonstrate that linear noise models are insufficient to explain dynamic variability in intra-day returns. Therefore, the data may not be modeled as a monotonic nonline...

Nonlinear Time Series in Financial Forecasting

Cross-Correlation Dynamics in Financial Time Series

The dynamics of the equal-time cross-correlation matrix of multivariate financial time series is explored by examination of the eigenvalue spectrum over sliding time windows. Empirical results for the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Euro Stoxx 50 indices reveal that the dynamics of the small eigenvalues of the cross-correlation matrix, over these time windows, oppose those of the largest eigenvalue. ...

Fractional Dynamics in Japanese Financial Time Series

Using the spectral regression and Gaussian semiparametric methods of estimating the long-memory parameter, we test for fractional dynamic behavior in a number of important Japanese financial time series: spot exchange rates, forward exchange rates, stock prices, currency forward premia, Euroyen deposit rates, and the Euroyen term premium. Stochastic long memory is established as a feature of th...