Empirical performance of alternative pricing models of currency options

Journal of Futures Markets

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 265-291

  Sarwar, Ghulam ^a   Krehbiel, Timothy ^b  

^a ST CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0034406168     PISSN: 02707314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9934(200003)20:3<265::AID-FUT4>3.0.CO;2-4     Document Type: Article

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