Research Article

Analysis of Exchange Rates as Time-Inhomogeneous Markov Chain with Finite States

Table 1

One-step transition frequencies and estimated transition probabilities.

YearUSDPoundEuro

201256 (0.5657)43 (0.4343)42 (0.2819)107 (0.7181)52 (0.4643)60 (0.5357)59 (0.4338)77 (0.5662)55 (0.4955)56 (0.5045)56 (0.4088)81 (0.5912)
201329 (0.3295)59 (0.6705)69 (0.4631)80 (0.5369)56 (0.4746)62 (0.5254)61 (0.4729)29 (0.5271)37 (0.3426)71 (0.6574)70 (0.5036)69 (0.4964)
201481 (0.7043)34 (0.2957)34 (0.259597 (0.7405)44 (0.4231)60 (0.5769)59 (0.4155)83 (0.5845)52 (0.4771)57 (0.5229)57 (0.4161)80 (0.5839)
201530 (0.3797)49 (0.6203)50 (0.2674)137 (0.7326)61 (0.5304)54 (0.4696)53 (0.3510)98 (0.6490)54 (0.4655)62 (0.5345)61 (0.4067)89 (0.5933)
201635 (0.4930)36 (0.5070)36 (0.2323)119 (0.7677)68 (0.5714)51 (0.4286)51 (0.4766)56 (0.5234)46 (0.4466)57 (0.5534)57 (0.4634)66 (0.5366)
201752 (0.5909)36 (0.4091)36 (0.2293)121 (0.7707)48 (0.4486)59 (0.5514)59 (0.4275)79 (0.5725)55 (0.4955)56 (0.5045)56 (0.4179)78 (0.5821)
All283 (0.5241)257 (0.4759)267 (0.2877)661 (0.7123)329 (0.4874)346 (0.5126)342 (0.4259)461 (0.5741)299 (0.4544359 (0.5456)357 (0.4354)463 (0.5646)