Research Article

Modelling exchange rate volatility using GARCH models

Volume: 7 Number: 1 February 15, 2021
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Modelling exchange rate volatility using GARCH models

Abstract

This paper aims to model the volatility of USD and EUR exchange rates against TRY for the period from January 2005 to December 2019 using the Generalised Autoregressive Conditional Heteroscedasticity (GARCH) models. Both symmetric and asymmetric models have been applied to measure factors that are related to the exchange rate returns such as leverage effect and volatility clustering. The symmetric GARCH (1,1) model and the asymmetric EGARCH (1,1), GJR-GARCH (1,1), and PGARCH (1,1) have been applied to each currency against TRY. The results of this paper conclude that the most adequate model for estimating volatility of the USD/TRY exchange rates are the symmetric GARCH (1,1) and asymmetric GJR-GARCH (1,1) models. Moreover in USD/TRY returns, GARCH (1,1) and GJR-GARCH (1,1) models are the most appropriate models along with PGARCH (1,1) in EUR/TRY as well. Regarding forecasting volatility, Root Mean Square Error (RMSE), Mean Absolute Error (MAE) and Mean Absolute Percentage Error (MAPE) tests have been used. Based on the results, the static forecast of GJR-GARCH (1,1) is the best model in predicting the future pattern for both USD and EUR.

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Supporting Institution

International Symposium on Business & Economics, Ankara-Turkey

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Finance

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

February 15, 2021

Submission Date

July 21, 2020

Acceptance Date

February 1, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 7 Number: 1

APA
Almısshal, B., & Emir, M. (2021). Modelling exchange rate volatility using GARCH models. Gazi İktisat Ve İşletme Dergisi, 7(1), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.30855/gjeb.2021.7.1.001
AMA
1.Almısshal B, Emir M. Modelling exchange rate volatility using GARCH models. Gazi İktisat ve İşletme Dergisi. 2021;7(1):1-16. doi:10.30855/gjeb.2021.7.1.001
Chicago
Almısshal, Basma, and Mustafa Emir. 2021. “Modelling Exchange Rate Volatility Using GARCH Models”. Gazi İktisat Ve İşletme Dergisi 7 (1): 1-16. https://doi.org/10.30855/gjeb.2021.7.1.001.
EndNote
Almısshal B, Emir M (February 1, 2021) Modelling exchange rate volatility using GARCH models. Gazi İktisat ve İşletme Dergisi 7 1 1–16.
IEEE
[1]B. Almısshal and M. Emir, “Modelling exchange rate volatility using GARCH models”, Gazi İktisat ve İşletme Dergisi, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 1–16, Feb. 2021, doi: 10.30855/gjeb.2021.7.1.001.
ISNAD
Almısshal, Basma - Emir, Mustafa. “Modelling Exchange Rate Volatility Using GARCH Models”. Gazi İktisat ve İşletme Dergisi 7/1 (February 1, 2021): 1-16. https://doi.org/10.30855/gjeb.2021.7.1.001.
JAMA
1.Almısshal B, Emir M. Modelling exchange rate volatility using GARCH models. Gazi İktisat ve İşletme Dergisi. 2021;7:1–16.
MLA
Almısshal, Basma, and Mustafa Emir. “Modelling Exchange Rate Volatility Using GARCH Models”. Gazi İktisat Ve İşletme Dergisi, vol. 7, no. 1, Feb. 2021, pp. 1-16, doi:10.30855/gjeb.2021.7.1.001.
Vancouver
1.Basma Almısshal, Mustafa Emir. Modelling exchange rate volatility using GARCH models. Gazi İktisat ve İşletme Dergisi. 2021 Feb. 1;7(1):1-16. doi:10.30855/gjeb.2021.7.1.001