The Quanto Theory of Exchange Rates

47 Pages Posted: 14 Apr 2017

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Lukas Kremens

University of Washington

Ian Martin

London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Finance

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Date Written: April 7, 2017

Abstract

We present a new, theoretically motivated, forecasting variable for exchange rates that is based on the prices of quanto index contracts, and show via panel regressions that the quanto forecast variable is a statistically and economically significant predictor of currency appreciation. We also test the quanto variable's ability to forecast differential currency appreciation out of sample, and find that it outperforms predictions based on uncovered interest parity, on purchasing power parity, and on a random walk.

Keywords: exchange rate, currency, forecasting, predictability, carry trade, quanto contracts

JEL Classification: G12, G15, F31, F37, F47

Suggested Citation

Kremens, Lukas and Martin, Ian W. R., The Quanto Theory of Exchange Rates (April 7, 2017). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2952250 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2952250

Lukas Kremens

University of Washington ( email )

WA
United States

Ian W. R. Martin (Contact Author)

London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Finance ( email )

United Kingdom

HOME PAGE: http://personal.lse.ac.uk/martiniw/

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