The exchange rate effect of multi-currency risk arbitrage

B-Tier
Journal: Journal of International Money and Finance
Year: 2014
Volume: 47
Issue: C
Pages: 304-331

Score contribution per author:

2.011 = (α=2.01 / 1 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

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Abstract

Carry trade arbitrage strategies typically involve multiple currencies. Limits to arbitrage in such a setting not only slow the adjustment to the fundamental equilibrium, but can also generate transitory over- or undershooting of each exchange rate in accordance with the marginal risk contribution of each speculative position to the overall arbitrage risk. The paper uses a natural experiment to identify a particular global arbitrage opportunity and shows that arbitrage risk hedging modifies the exchange rate dynamics in the predicted manner. New spectral methods are applied to obtain a more precise inference on the cross-sectional trading pattern of the arbitrageurs.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:jimfin:v:47:y:2014:i:c:p:304-331
Journal Field
International
Author Count
1
Added to Database
2026-01-25