Dollar jump fears, 1984-1992: Distributional abnormalities implicit in currency futures options

Journal of International Money and Finance

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 65-93

  Bates, David S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 0030078492     PISSN: 02615606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0261-5606(95)00039-9     Document Type: Article

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