Explaining Forward Exchange Bias..Intraday

Richard Lyons () and Andrew Rose

No 4982, NBER Working Papers from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

Abstract: Intraday interest rates are zero. Consequently, a foreign exchange dealer can short a vulnerable currency in the morning, close this position in the afternoon, and never face an interest cost. This tactic might seem especially attractive in times of crisis, since it suggests an immunity to the central bank's interest rate defense. In equilibrium, however, buyers of the vulnerable currency must be compensated on average with an intraday capital gain as long as no devaluation occurs. That is, currencies under attack should typically appreciate intraday. Using data on intraday exchange rate changes within the EMS, we find this prediction is borne out.

JEL-codes: F31 G15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1995-01
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Published as Journal of Finance, vol. 50, no. 4, pp. 1321-1329, September 1995

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