Technical analysis in foreign exchange markets: Evidence from the EMS

Applied Financial Economics

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 113-122

  Fernandez Rodriguez F ^a   Sosvilla Rivero, S ^b   Andrada Felix J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENCY MARKET; EXCHANGE RATE; FINANCIAL MARKET; PROFITABILITY; TRADE POLICY;

EID: 0345988883     PISSN: 09603107     EISSN: 14664305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09603100210100891     Document Type: Article

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