DO INVESTORS receive a premium for bearing interest rate risk? If they do, is the premium constant or...
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Abstract We investigate the effects of stochastic interest rates and jumps in the spot exchange rate on the...
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The use of federal funds futures derivative contracts has grown remarkably over the past decade. Commercial banks, corporations,...
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I. Introduction Many studies examine the hedging strategy of futures contracts. The traditional approach (see Johnson (1960), Stein...
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I. Introduction Since the Federal Reserve began targeting money supply growth in October 1979, the effects of Fed...
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Management of interest rate risk is a critical factor for the success of financial institutions and corporations. Prompted...
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Two attributes of eurodollar futures make them a reasonable addition to most portfolios. First, changes in spreads between...
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The eurodollar futures market is impressive in its ability to perform several tasks simultaneously. Eurodollar futures quarterly interest...
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1. INTRODUCTION One of the difficulties in testing hypothesis about the term structure of interest rates is to...
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HEADNOTE Option prices can be used to infer the level of uncertainty about future asset prices. The first...
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(ProQuest: ... denotes formulae omitted.) James D. Hamilton This paper develops a generalization of the formulas proposed by...
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Forward short-time interest rate futures for December have spiked again, an annual occurrence reflected in the 30-day interest...
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Our paper reviews the roles of the Federal Funds Futures market in forecasting the federal funds rate. Statistical...
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HEADNOTE Contrary to popular belief, federal funds futures rates do not tell us precisely where the market thinks...
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THE EXISTING LITERATURE ON EXCHANGE RATES and monetary policy focuses on exchange rate responses on days when actual...
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HEADNOTE Most traders have felt the affects of Interest rates one way or the other. It's something everyone...
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ABSTRACT Stock index futures contract trading originated in the United States. One of the major financial innovations of...
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HEADNOTE REPORTS OF THE UNITED STATES TAX COURT Docket Nos. 5759-95, 5956-97. Filed May 2, 2003. F, a...
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THE FEDERAL FUNDS rate is of considerable interest in economics and finance, both because it defines the shortest...
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Changes in interest rates directly affect anyone who borrows or lends. A benchmark interest rate is the federal...
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We all know that money supply, consumer sentiment and unemployment affect inflation. But how can you capture that...
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Introduction Since the introduction of the fed funds futures contract on October 3, 1988, daily fluctuations in futures...
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The effect of foreign exchange market intervention on exchange rates is a subject of continuing controversy. Few doubt...
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Intermarket value trading is a way to capitalize on price distortions between related markets. It blends strengths of...
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HEADNOTE As liquidity grows in interest rate swap futures, traders will benefit from improved hedging and trading possibilities....
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Options on CBOT fed funds futures are quite possibly the best means available to express market opinions about...
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HEADNOTE Abstract The dynamic relationship linking the volatility of equity prices with "the news " and the expected...
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HEADNOTE * Economists, taking a cue from currency traders, are looking at transaction-related data sets to enhance their...
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THROUGH ADJUSTING the supply of reserves, a central bank can effectively control a single asset price--the short-term interest...
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HEADNOTE The stability and predictability of eurodollar futures calendar spreads makes them attractive for interest rate trading strategies....
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For futures contracts, option-pricing models provide a significant source of information on the market consensus regarding price movements...
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HEADNOTE The Black-Scholes option pricing model gave the world of finance a way to calculate the fair price...
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Report submitted to the Congress on February 13, 2001, pursuant ot section 2B of the Federal Reserve Act...
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Abstract In 1990, the Federal Reserve reduced reserve requirements on large, nonpersonal time deposits and net Eurocurrency liabilities....
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Romer and Romer (2000) reported that federal funds rate increases may raise expected inflation by revealing the Federal...
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This paper proposes that, and explains why, hedge profits and regression approach hedge ratios should be calculated using...
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Using cross rates to trade currencies While the U.S. dollar is still the most actively traded currency in...
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HEADNOTE * Financial market expectations regarding future changes in the target for the overnight rate of interest are...
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So, do you have an opinion about U.S. economic conditions? Like most traders, your answer likely is yes....
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HEADNOTE So, do you have an opinion about U.S. economic conditions? Like most traders, your answer likely is...
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HEADNOTE The time may be right for a change of plan at the Federal Reserve. Here's one way...
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This paper uses the momentum-threshold autoregressive (M-TAR) model to examine the possible asymmetric relationship between petroleum futures and...
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HEADNOTE Eurodollar futures prices are listed on the CME to the tune of 40 quarterly contracts. Their close...
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* Beginning in the 1990s, the short-term dynamics of the yield curve changed in ways that appear to...
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HEADNOTE Information on relationships between Eurodollar futures, interest-rate swaps and Treasury yields can help with hedging and trading...
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Abstract The values of quality options in Treasury futures contracts are set relative to the prices of all...
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This paper provides an introduction to alternative models of uncertain commodity prices. A model of commodity price movements...
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A model with costly adjustment of production and costly inventories implies that wholesale gasoline prices will respond with...
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Report submitted to the Congress on July 20, 2005, pursuant to section 2B of the Federal Reserve Act...
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