Compute the standard deviation of the percent changes for each of the two periods. Which period is more volatile

Compute the standard deviation of the percent changes for each of the two periods. Which period is more volatile

Bloomberg Assignment #1

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1. Find the month-end exchange rates between MXP and US$ from Bloomberg and fill in the blanks in the following table.

a. For the year 2014:

Date US$ per MXP
Jan-14
Feb-14
Mar-14
Apr-14
May-14
Jun-14
Jul-14
Aug-14
Sep-14
Oct-14
Nov-14
Dec-14

b. For the year 2017
Date US$ per MXP
Jan-17
Feb-17
Mar-17
Apr-17
May-17
Jun-17
Jul-17
Aug-17
Sep-17
Oct-17
Nov-17
Dec-17

2． Then, compute the standard deviation of the percent changes for each of the two periods. Which period is more volatile? What political, economic or financial factors made one period more volatile than the other period?

 

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Standard deviation is used to measure the volatility of the currency in a given period by showing how the dispersion of currencies from the mean.

For the year 2014

The standard deviation of the currency for the year 2014 will be;…………………

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