This paper examines the dynamic dependence structure between Chinese Yuan and each of ve other currencies in the Asia-Paci fic region on non-deliverable forward contracts over the period of July 4, 2006 throughout August 31, 2011. Using the date that Lehman Brothers led for bankruptcy as the...

Empirical evidence suggests that unconditional variance of exchange rate return series is subject to occasional structural breaks that may induce spurious phenomenon of high persistence and long memory of volatility processes. In this paper, we investigate the effects of such breaks on estimated...

This paper evaluates different hedging strategies for aluminum and copper futures contracts traded at the Shanghai Futures Exchange. In addition to usual candidates such as the traditional regression hedge ratio and the hedging strategy constructed from the bivariate fractionally integrated...

This paper investigates the effects of the spot-futures spread on the return and risk structure in currency markets. Using a bivariate dynamic conditional correlation GARCH framework, we find evidence of asymmetric effects of positive and negative spreads on the return and the risk structure of...

This study examines whether the expiration-day effects of stock options traded in Australian Stock Exchange on return, volatility, trading volume, and temporary price changes of individual stocks vary with the availability and the settlement method of individual stock futures contracts. Using...