Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/218987 
Year of Publication: 
2020
Series/Report no.: 
DIW Discussion Papers No. 1866
Publisher: 
Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW), Berlin
Abstract: 
The use of futures exchange contracts instead of forwards completes the maturity spectrum of the correlation between the spot yield and the premium. We find that the forward premium puzzle (FFP) depends significantly on the maturity horizon of the futures contract and the choice of sampling period. The FFP appears to be a pre-crisis phenomenon and is only observed for maturities longer than about one month. When examining whether the observed excess returns of futures contracts represent a fair compensation for currency risk, we find that non-durable consumption risk and market risk can explain excess currency returns. But only in the pre-crisis period and when the maturity of the assets is longer than about three months.
Subjects: 
forward premium puzzle
uncovered interest parity
futures rates
risk premium
currency excess returns
capital asset pricing model
JEL: 
F31
F37
G12
G13
G15
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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