@article{article_351930, title={Efficiency of Currency Asset Classes}, journal={International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues}, volume={3}, pages={544–558}, year={2013}, author={Safarzadeh, Mohammad R. and Nazarian, Fatemeh Ibrahimi and Molina, Ana Kristel C.}, keywords={Currency asset class, risk and return, fund allocation, efficient frontiers}, abstract={Analyzing the risk and return for the S&P Currency Index Arbitrage and the Merk Absolute Return Currency Fund, this study intends to find whether currency asset classes are worthwhile investments. To determine where the efficient currency portfolios lie in the risk and return spectrum, this paper compares the two portfolios to fixed income and equity asset portfolios. The results lead to a baffling conclusion that, in general, the returns to low-risk currency asset portfolios are higher than the equity asset portfolios of same risk level.}, number={2}, publisher={İlhan ÖZTÜRK}