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Periodic Sequences of Arbitrage: A Tale of Four Currencies


Rod Cross


University of Strathclyde, Glasgow - Strathclyde Business School - Department of Economics

Victor Kozyakin


affiliation not provided to SSRN

Brian O'Callaghan


affiliation not provided to SSRN

Alexei Pokrovskii


affiliation not provided to SSRN

Alexey Pokrovskiy


affiliation not provided to SSRN

May 2012

Metroeconomica, Vol. 63, Issue 2, pp. 250-294, 2012

Abstract:     
This paper investigates arbitrage chains involving four currencies and four foreign exchange trader‐arbitrageurs. In contrast with the three‐currency case, we find that arbitrage operations when four currencies are present may appear periodic in nature, and not involve smooth convergence to a ‘balanced’ ensemble of exchange rates in which the law of one price holds. The goal of this article is to understand some interesting features of sequences of arbitrage operations, features which might well be relevant in other contexts in finance and economics.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 45

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Date posted: April 3, 2012  

Suggested Citation

Cross, Rod, Kozyakin, Victor, O'Callaghan, Brian, Pokrovskii, Alexei and Pokrovskiy, Alexey, Periodic Sequences of Arbitrage: A Tale of Four Currencies (May 2012). Metroeconomica, Vol. 63, Issue 2, pp. 250-294, 2012. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2033558 or http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-999X.2011.04140.x

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Rod Cross (Contact Author)
University of Strathclyde, Glasgow - Strathclyde Business School - Department of Economics ( email )
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Victor Kozyakin
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Brian O'Callaghan
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Alexei Pokrovskii
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Alexey Pokrovskiy
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