International equity portfolios and currency hedging : the viewpoint of German and Hungarian investors
- In this paper we study the benefits derived from international diversification of stock portfolios from German and Hungarian point of view. In contrast to the German capital market, which is one of the largest in the world, the Hungarian Stock Exchange is an emerging market. The Hungarian stock market is highly volatile, high returns are often accompanied by extremely large risk. Therefore, there is a good potential for Hungarian investors to realize substantial benefits in terms of risk reduction by creating multi-currency portfolios. The paper gives evidence on the above me ntioned benefits for both countries by examining the performance of several ex ante portfolio strategies. In order to control the currency risk, different types of hedging approaches are implemented.
| Author: | Raimond MaurerGND, Gyöngyi Bugár |
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| URN: | urn:nbn:de:hebis:30-18249 |
| Parent Title (English): | Universität Frankfurt am Main. Fachbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaften: [Working paper series / Finance and accounting] Working paper series, Finance & Accounting ; No. 67 |
| Series (Serial Number): | Working paper series / Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, Fachbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaften : Finance & Accounting (067) |
| Publisher: | Univ., Fachbereich Wirtschaftswiss. |
| Place of publication: | Frankfurt am Main |
| Document Type: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
| Year of Completion: | 2001 |
| Year of first Publication: | 2001 |
| Publishing Institution: | Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg |
| Release Date: | 2005/10/10 |
| Tag: | Emerging Stock Markets; Estimation Risk; Hedging the Currency Risk; International Portfolio Diversification |
| GND Keyword: | Deutschland; Aktiendepot; Wertpapiermarkt; Aktienmarkt; Ungarn |
| Page Number: | 35 |
| Source: | Working paper series / Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, Fachbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaften : Finance & Accounting ; 67 |
| HeBIS-PPN: | 201544733 |
| Institutes: | Wirtschaftswissenschaften / Wirtschaftswissenschaften |
| Dewey Decimal Classification: | 3 Sozialwissenschaften / 33 Wirtschaft / 330 Wirtschaft |
| Licence (German): |  Deutsches Urheberrecht |
