Trading the forward bias: Are there limits to speculation?

Journal of International Money and Finance

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 423-441

  Hochradl, Markus ^a   Wagner, Christian ^a  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Austria)

Author keywords

Currency options; Exchange rates; Forward bias; Limits to speculation; Trading strategies

Indexed keywords

EID: 77049109410     PISSN: 02615606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jimonfin.2009.11.003     Document Type: Article

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