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In this paper we study the exchange rate between the Euro and the US Dollar between January 3, 2003 until September 18, 2014. First we research if these exchanges follow a geometric Brownian motion, i.e. it is that future exchange rates are independent of past movements; our results are consistent with this assumption and then we make several estimates of the volatility. In the second part of the paper, we study possible periodic motions: first using discrete Fourier transform and later wavelet analysis. The techniques used are easy to understand and express, and can be implement in a transparent way by means of a few lines of code in Matlab. They can be used to understand behaviors that would seem chaotic.
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This work was supported by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, with the project MTM2014-53145, and by the Basque Government, with the project IT-641-13.
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Vadillo, F. On the Historical Exchange Rates Euro/US Dollar. Comput Econ 48, 463–472 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10614-015-9533-4
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