An Investigation to the Daily Exchange Rate Euro/Albanian Lekë During the Period 03 January 2013 – 12 September 2014

  • Abstract:

    The main purpose of the study is to test the fair game hypothesis as well as the foreign exchange market efficiency for daily exchange rate process Euro/Albanian Lekë over the period 03 January 2013 – 12 September 2014 in Albanian currency market. The results of this study include:
    1. The daily exchange rate data Euro/Albanian Lekë during the period 03 January 2013 – 12 September 2014 contradict the Kolmogorov’s Central Limit Theorem at 99.99% level of confidence.
    2. The fair game hypothesis is rejected for the daily exchange rate process Euro/Albanian Lekë over the specified period at 99.99% level of confidence.
    3. The Albanian foreign exchange market was inefficient regarding to the relative exchange in the daily exchange rate Euro/Albanian Lekë during the period 03 January 2013 – 12 September 2014 at 99.99% level of confidence
    These finding are shocking.