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The correlation structure of FX option markets before and since the financial crisis

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The correlation structure of FX option markets before and since the financial crisis. / Chalamandaris, Georgios; Tsekrekos, Andrianos.
In: Applied Financial Economics, Vol. 20, No. 1-2, 2010, p. 73-84.

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Chalamandaris, G & Tsekrekos, A 2010, 'The correlation structure of FX option markets before and since the financial crisis', Applied Financial Economics, vol. 20, no. 1-2, pp. 73-84. https://doi.org/10.1080/09603100903262525

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Chalamandaris, G., & Tsekrekos, A. (2010). The correlation structure of FX option markets before and since the financial crisis. Applied Financial Economics, 20(1-2), 73-84. https://doi.org/10.1080/09603100903262525

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Chalamandaris G, Tsekrekos A. The correlation structure of FX option markets before and since the financial crisis. Applied Financial Economics. 2010;20(1-2):73-84. doi: 10.1080/09603100903262525

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Chalamandaris, Georgios ; Tsekrekos, Andrianos. / The correlation structure of FX option markets before and since the financial crisis. In: Applied Financial Economics. 2010 ; Vol. 20, No. 1-2. pp. 73-84.

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