Cross-hedging minimum return guarantees: Basis and liquidity risks

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Cross-hedging minimum return guarantees: Basis and liquidity risks. / Ankirchner, Stefan; Schneider, Judith C.; Schweizer, Nikolaus.
in: Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Jahrgang 41, 04.2014, S. 93-109.

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Ankirchner S, Schneider JC, Schweizer N. Cross-hedging minimum return guarantees: Basis and liquidity risks. Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control. 2014 Apr;41:93-109. doi: 10.1016/j.jedc.2014.02.010

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