An analysis of asymmetry in foreign currency exposure of the Australian equities market

Journal of Multinational Financial Management

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 133-159

  Di Iorio, Amalia ^a   Faff, Robert ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asymmetry; Australian stock market; Exchange rate risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034195747     PISSN: 1042444X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1042-444X(99)00024-9     Document Type: Article

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