Jumps and Cojumps analyses of major and minor cryptocurrencies.

This paper empirically examines jumps and cojumps of both major and minor cryptocurrencies. Understanding the nature of their jumps and cojumps plays an important role in risk management, asset allocation and pricing of derivatives. We find that all cryptocurrencies display significant jumps. Furthe...

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Main Authors: Piyachart Phiromswad, Pattanaporn Chatjuthamard, Sirimon Treepongkaruna, Sabin Srivannaboon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0245744
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spelling doaj-dce5257da29745c99d9353165528ddf02021-07-24T04:33:02ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032021-01-01162e024574410.1371/journal.pone.0245744Jumps and Cojumps analyses of major and minor cryptocurrencies.Piyachart PhiromswadPattanaporn ChatjuthamardSirimon TreepongkarunaSabin SrivannaboonThis paper empirically examines jumps and cojumps of both major and minor cryptocurrencies. Understanding the nature of their jumps and cojumps plays an important role in risk management, asset allocation and pricing of derivatives. We find that all cryptocurrencies display significant jumps. Furthermore, minor cryptocurrencies appear to have significantly higher jump intensity and jump size than major cryptocurrencies. Finally, we find that cojumps of the Thai stock market index and minor cryptocurrencies have a greater intensity than that of major cryptocurrencies.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0245744
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author Piyachart Phiromswad
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Sirimon Treepongkaruna
Sabin Srivannaboon
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Pattanaporn Chatjuthamard
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Jumps and Cojumps analyses of major and minor cryptocurrencies.
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title Jumps and Cojumps analyses of major and minor cryptocurrencies.
title_short Jumps and Cojumps analyses of major and minor cryptocurrencies.
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description This paper empirically examines jumps and cojumps of both major and minor cryptocurrencies. Understanding the nature of their jumps and cojumps plays an important role in risk management, asset allocation and pricing of derivatives. We find that all cryptocurrencies display significant jumps. Furthermore, minor cryptocurrencies appear to have significantly higher jump intensity and jump size than major cryptocurrencies. Finally, we find that cojumps of the Thai stock market index and minor cryptocurrencies have a greater intensity than that of major cryptocurrencies.
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