Event-Related Exchange Rate Forecasts Combining Information from Betting Quotes and Option Prices

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Event-Related Exchange Rate Forecasts Combining Information from Betting Quotes and Option Prices. / Hanke, Michael; Poulsen, Rolf; Weissensteiner, Alex.

In: Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Vol. 53, No. 6, 2018, p. 2663-2683 .

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Hanke, M, Poulsen, R & Weissensteiner, A 2018, 'Event-Related Exchange Rate Forecasts Combining Information from Betting Quotes and Option Prices', Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, vol. 53, no. 6, pp. 2663-2683 . https://doi.org/10.1017/S002210901800042X

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Hanke, M., Poulsen, R., & Weissensteiner, A. (2018). Event-Related Exchange Rate Forecasts Combining Information from Betting Quotes and Option Prices. Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, 53(6), 2663-2683 . https://doi.org/10.1017/S002210901800042X

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Hanke M, Poulsen R, Weissensteiner A. Event-Related Exchange Rate Forecasts Combining Information from Betting Quotes and Option Prices. Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis. 2018;53(6):2663-2683 . https://doi.org/10.1017/S002210901800042X

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Hanke, Michael ; Poulsen, Rolf ; Weissensteiner, Alex. / Event-Related Exchange Rate Forecasts Combining Information from Betting Quotes and Option Prices. In: Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis. 2018 ; Vol. 53, No. 6. pp. 2663-2683 .

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