Technical trading and the volatility of exchange rates

Quantitative Finance

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 399-415

  Bauer, Christian ^a   Herz, Bernhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

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EID: 11344257775     PISSN: 14697688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14697680400008650     Document Type: Article

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