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Professor Andrew Urquhart

Professor of Finance and Financial Technology

Head of the ICMA Centre

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Specialisms

  • Fintech, 
  • Cryptocurrencies, 
  • Algorithmic Trading, 
  • Asset Allocation, 
  • Corporate Finance

Professor Andrew Urquhart is Professor of Finance and Financial Technology and Head of the ICMA Centre at Henley Business School, University of Reading. More information can be found on his personal website.

Andrew joined the ICMA Centre in 2018 from the University of Southampton where he was Associate Professor of Finance and previously Lecturer of Finance. Andrew holds a PhD from Newcastle University where he also received a MSc Finance (distinction) and BA (Hons) in Economics and Politics. Andrew’s main research interests are fintech, cryptocurrencies, corporate governance and high-frequency trading. He has published over 70 papers in over 20 leading international journals such as the Nature, Journal of Corporate Finance, Journal of Financial Markets, European Economic Review, Journal of Financial Stability, European Financial Management, Financial Review, Quantitative Finance, British Accounting Review, amongst others. His research has received considerable attention with over 6,000 citations and he regularly presents his work at leading international conferences as well as writing media pieces.

He has also received over £500,000 in research income and he is also an associate editor at British Accounting Review, Economics Letters, European Journal of Finance, Global Finance Journal, International Review of Financial Analysis, and Research in International Business and Finance. Andrew has received a number of best paper awards at international conferences is also co-organiser of the Cryptocurrency Research Conference. He has supervised 7 PhD students to completion with another 6 currently under his supervision. Currently Andrew teaches the module Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies and Applications as masters level, as well as Understanding Management and Financial Research at postgraduate research level. Previously, he has taught Fintech and Cryptocurrencies and Quantitative Methods for Finance at the ICMA Centre, as well as Portfolio Theory and Financial Markets at undergraduate level and the masters module Quantitative Research Methods in Finance, both at the University of Southampton. He has/is an external examiner of programmes at Durham University, Queen's University Belfast, the University of Edinburgh, SOAS, Birkbeck College.

Reference: Alabi, M. and Urquhart, A. (2024) The financial impact of financial fair play regulation: evidence from the English Premier League. International Review of Financial Analysis. ISSN 1873-8079 (In Press)
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Andrew Urquhart
Reference: Dionysopoulos, C. , Marra, M. and Urquhart, A. (2024) Central bank digital currencies: a critical review. International Review of Financial Analysis, 91. 103031. ISSN 1057-5219 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2023.103031
Henley faculty authors:
Dr Miriam Marra - Professor Andrew Urquhart
Reference: Ren, X., Xiao, Y., Duan, K. and Urquhart, A. (2024) Spillover effects between fossil energy and green markets: evidence from informational inefficiency. Energy Economics. 107317. ISSN 1873-6181 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2024.107317
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Andrew Urquhart
Reference: Zhang, Y., Kappou, K. and Urquhart, A. (2024) Macroeconomic momentum and cross-sectional equity market indices. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, 92. 101974. ISSN 1042-4431 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intfin.2024.101974
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Andrew Urquhart
Reference: Urquhart, A. and Wang, P. (2023) No cryptocurrency experience required: managerial characteristics in cryptocurrency fund performance. Review of Corporate Finance, 3 (4). pp. 529-569. ISSN 2046-9136 doi: https://doi.org/10.1561/114.00000050
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Andrew Urquhart
Reference: Li, Y., Zhang, W., Urquhart, A. and Wang, P. (2023) The unintended consequence of social media criticisms: an earnings management perspective. European Journal of Finance, 29 (1). pp. 33-57. ISSN 1466-4364 doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/1351847X.2022.2097885
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Andrew Urquhart
Reference: Li, Y., Lucey, B. and Urquhart, A. (2023) Can altcoins act as hedges or safe-havens for Bitcoin? Finance Research Letters, 52. 103360. ISSN 1544-6131 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.frl.2022.103360
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Andrew Urquhart
Reference: Bantis, E., Clements, M. P. and Urquhart, A. (2023) Forecasting GDP growth rates in the United States and Brazil using Google Trends. International Journal of Forecasting, 39 (4). pp. 1909-1924. ISSN 0169-2070 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijforecast.2022.10.003
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Michael P. Clements - Professor Andrew Urquhart
Reference: Huang, Y., Duan, K. and Urquhart, A. (2023) Time-varying dependence between Bitcoin and green financial assets: a comparison between pre- and post-COVID-19 periods. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, 82. 101687. ISSN 1042-4431 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intfin.2022.101687
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Professor Andrew Urquhart
Reference: Duan, K. and Urquhart, A. (2023) The instability of stablecoins. Finance Research Letters, 52. 103573. ISSN 1544-6123 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.frl.2022.103573
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Professor Andrew Urquhart
Reference: Akanksha, J., Matkovskyy, R., Urquhart, A. and Yarovaya, L. (2023) The role of interpersonal trust in cryptocurrency adoption. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, 83. 101715. ISSN 1042-4431 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intfin.2022.101715
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Professor Andrew Urquhart
Reference: Chen, J. , Clements, M. P. and Urquhart, A. (2023) Modelling price and variance jump clustering using the marked Hawkes process. Journal of Financial Econometrics. ISSN 1479-8417 doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/jjfinec/nbad007
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Michael P. Clements - Professor Andrew Urquhart
Reference: Feng, H., Gao, D., Duan, K. and Urquhart, A. (2023) Does Bitcoin affect decomposed oil shocks differently? Evidence from a quantile-based framework. International Review of Financial Analysis, 89. 102756. ISSN 1057-5219 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2023.102756
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Andrew Urquhart
Reference: Jahanshahloo, H., Irresberger, F. and Urquhart, A. (2023) Bitcoin under the microscope. The British Accounting Review. 101237. ISSN 1095-8347 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bar.2023.101237
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Professor Andrew Urquhart
Reference: Hu, Y., Shen, D. and Urquhart, A. (2023) Attention allocation and cryptocurrency return co-movement: evidence from the stock market. International Review of Economics & Finance, 88. pp. 1173-1185. ISSN 1059-0560 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iref.2023.07.068
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Andrew Urquhart
Reference: Duan, K., Zhao, Y., Urquhart, A. and Huang, Y. (2023) Do clean and dirty cryptocurrencies connect with financial assets differently? The role of economic policy uncertainty. Energy Economics, 127 (Part A). 107079. ISSN 1873-6181 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2023.107079
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Andrew Urquhart
Reference: Alabi, M. and Urquhart, A. (2023) Football finance and Covid-19. Sports Economics Review, 4. 100021. ISSN 2773-1618 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.serev.2023.100021
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Andrew Urquhart
Reference: Urquhart, A. and Yarovaya, L. (2023) Cryptocurrency research: future directions. European Journal of Finance. ISSN 1466-4364 doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/1351847X.2023.2284186
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Andrew Urquhart
Reference: Urquhart, A. and Lucey, B. (2022) Crypto and digital currencies — nine research priorities. Nature, 604 (7904). pp. 36-39. ISSN 0028-0836 doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-022-00927-5
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Andrew Urquhart
Reference: Jalan, A., Matkovskyy, R. and Urquhart, A. (2022) Demand elasticities of Bitcoin and Ethereum. Economics Letters, 220. 110877. ISSN 0165-1765 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2022.110877
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Andrew Urquhart
Reference: Li, Z., Sakkas, A. and Urquhart, A. (2022) Intraday time series momentum: global evidence and links to market characteristics. Journal of Financial Markets, 57. 100619. ISSN 1386-4181 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.finmar.2021.100619
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Andrew Urquhart
Reference: Urquhart, A. and Zhang, H. (2022) PhD CEOs and firm performance. European Financial Management, 28 (2). pp. 433-481. ISSN 1468-036X doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/eufm.12316
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Andrew Urquhart
Reference: Shen, D., Urquhart, A. and Wang, P. (2022) Bitcoin intraday time-series momentum. Financial Review, 57 (2). pp. 319-344. ISSN 1540-6288 doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/fire.12290
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Andrew Urquhart
Reference: Hudson, R. and Urquhart, A. (2022) Naval disasters, World War Two and the British stock market. Research in International Business and Finance, 59. 101556. ISSN 0275-5319 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ribaf.2021.101556
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Andrew Urquhart
Reference: Urquhart, A. (2022) Under the hood of the Ethereum blockchain. Finance Research Letters, 47 (Part A). 102628. ISSN 1544-6123 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.frl.2021.102628
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Andrew Urquhart
Reference: Lucey, B., Urquhart, A. and Zhang, H. (2022) UK Vice Chancellor compensation: do they get what they deserve? The British Accounting Review, 54 (4). 101108. ISSN 0890-8389 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bar.2022.101108
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Andrew Urquhart
Reference: Li, Y., Zhang, W., Urquhart, A. and Zhang, P. (2022) The role of media coverage in bubble formation: evidence from the Bitcoin market. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, 80. 101629. ISSN 1042-4431 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intfin.2022.101629
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Andrew Urquhart
Reference: Bell, A. R. , Brooks, C. and Urquhart, A. (2022) Why have UK universities become more indebted over time? International Review of Economics and Finance, 82. pp. 771-783. ISSN 1059-0560 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iref.2022.08.008
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Adrian Bell - Professor Andrew Urquhart
Reference: Hudson, R. and Urquhart, A. (2021) Technical trading and cryptocurrencies. Annals of Operations Research, 297. pp. 191-220. ISSN 0254-5330 doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10479-019-03357-1
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Andrew Urquhart
Reference: Amini, S., Hudson, R., Urquhart, A. and Wang, J. (2021) Nonlinearity everywhere: implications for empirical finance, technical analysis and value at risk. European Journal of Finance, 27 (13). pp. 1326-1349. ISSN 1466-4364 doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/1351847X.2021.1900888
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Andrew Urquhart
Reference: Jalan, A., Matkovskyy, R. and Urquhart, A. (2021) What effect did the introduction of Bitcoin futures have on the Bitcoin spot market? European Journal of Finance, 27 (13). pp. 1251-1281. ISSN 1466-4364 doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/1351847X.2020.1869992
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Andrew Urquhart
Reference: Schopohl, L. , Urquhart, A. and Zhang, H. (2021) Female CFOs, leverage and the moderating role of board diversity and CEO power. Journal of Corporate Finance, 71. 101858. ISSN 0929-1199 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2020.101858
Henley faculty authors:
Dr Lisa Schopohl - Professor Andrew Urquhart
Reference: Goodell, J. W., Goyal, A. and Urquhart, A. (2021) Uncertainty of uncertainty and firm cash holdings. Journal of Financial Stability, 56. 100922. ISSN 1572-3089 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfs.2021.100922
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Andrew Urquhart
Reference: Manahov, V. and Urquhart, A. (2021) The efficiency of bitcoin: a strongly typed genetic programming approach to smart electronic bitcoin markets. International Review of Financial Analysis, 73. 101629. ISSN 1057-5219 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2020.101629
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Andrew Urquhart
Reference: Duan, K., Li, Z., Urquhart, A. and Ye, J. (2021) Dynamic efficiency and arbitrage potential in Bitcoin: a long-memory approach. International Review of Financial Analysis, 75. 101725. ISSN 1057-5219 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2021.101725
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Andrew Urquhart
Reference: Li, Y., Urquhart, A. , Wang, P. and Zhang, W. (2021) MAX momentum in the cryptocurrency market. International Review of Financial Analysis, 77. 101829. ISSN 1057-5219 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2021.101829
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Professor Andrew Urquhart
Reference: Platanakis, E. and Urquhart, A. (2020) Should investors include bitcoin in their portfolios? A portfolio theory approach. The British Accounting Review, 52 (4). 100837. ISSN 0890-8389 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bar.2019.100837
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Andrew Urquhart
Reference: Shen, D., Urquhart, A. and Wang, P. (2020) A three-factor pricing model for cryptocurrencies. Finance Research Letters, 34. 101248. ISSN 1544-6123 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.frl.2019.07.021
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Andrew Urquhart
Reference: Kalyvas, A., Papakyriakou, P., Sakkas, A. and Urquhart, A. (2020) What drives Bitcoin’s price crash risk? Economics Letters, 191. 108777. ISSN 0165-1765 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2019.108777
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Andrew Urquhart
Reference: Hudson, R., Urquhart, A. and Zhang, H. (2020) Political uncertainty and sentiment: evidence from the impact of Brexit on financial markets. European Economic Review, 129. 103523. ISSN 0014-2921 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euroecorev.2020.103523
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Andrew Urquhart
Reference: Shen, D., Urquhart, A. and Wang, P. (2020) Forecasting the volatility of Bitcoin: the importance of jumps and structural breaks. European Financial Management, 26 (5). pp. 1294-1323. ISSN 1468-036X doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/eufm.12254
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Professor Andrew Urquhart
Reference: Zhang, H. and Urquhart, A. (2020) Do momentum and reversal strategies work in commodity futures? A comprehensive study. Review of Behavioural Finance, 12 (4). pp. 375-409. ISSN 1940-5979 doi: https://doi.org/10.1108/RBF-05-2019-0067
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Andrew Urquhart
Reference: Urquhart, A. and Zhang, H. (2019) Is Bitcoin a hedge or safe haven for currencies? An intraday analysis. International Review of Financial Analysis, 63. pp. 49-57. ISSN 1057-5219 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2019.02.009
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Andrew Urquhart Hanxiong Zhang
Reference: Eross, A., MCGroarty, F., Urquhart, A. and Wolfe, S. (2019) The intraday dynamics of bitcoin. Research in International Business and Finance, 49. pp. 71-81. ISSN 0275-5319 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ribaf.2019.01.008
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Andrew Urquhart A. Eross- F. MCGroarty- S. Wolfe
Reference: Platanakis, E. and Urquhart, A. (2019) Portfolio management with cryptocurrencies: the role of estimation risk. Economics Letters, 177. pp. 76-80. ISSN 0165-1765 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2019.01.019
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Andrew Urquhart Emmanouil Platanakis
Reference: Eross, A., Urquhart, A. and Wolfe, S. (2019) An early warning indicator for liquidity shortages in the interbank market. International Journal of Finance & Economics, 24 (3). pp. 1300-1312. ISSN 1099-1158 doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/ijfe.1719
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Andrew Urquhart Andrea Eross- Simon Wolfe
Reference: Dao, T. M., McGroarty, F. and Urquhart, A. (2019) The Brexit vote and currency markets. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, 59. pp. 153-164. ISSN 1042-4431 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intfin.2018.11.004
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Andrew Urquhart Thong M. Dao- Frank McGroarty
Reference: Shen, D., Urquhart, A. and Wang, P. (2019) Does Twitter predict Bitcoin? Economics Letters, 174. pp. 118-122. ISSN 0165-1765 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2018.11.007
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Andrew Urquhart Dehua Shen- Pengfei Wang
Reference: Corbet, S., Lucey, B., Urquhart, A. and Yarovaya, L. (2019) Cryptocurrencies as a financial asset: a systematic analysis. International Review of Financial Analysis, 62. pp. 182-199. ISSN 1057-5219 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2018.09.003
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Andrew Urquhart Shaen Corbet- Brian Lucey- Larisa Yarovaya
Reference: Zhang, H. and Urquhart, A. (2019) Pairs trading across mainland China and Hong Kong stock markets. International Journal of Finance & Economics, 24 (2). pp. 698-726. ISSN 1099-1158 doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/ijfe.1687
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Andrew Urquhart H. Zhang
Reference: Manahov, V., Hudson, R. and Urquhart, A. (2019) High frequency trading from an evolutionary perspective: financial markets as adaptive systems. International Journal of Finance and Economics, 24 (2). pp. 943-962. ISSN 1099-1158 doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/ijfe.1700
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Andrew Urquhart Viktor Manahov- Robert Hudson
Reference: Eross, A., Urquhart, A. and Wolfe, S. (2019) Investigating risk contagion initiated by endogenous liquidity shocks: evidence from the US and eurozone interbank markets. European Journal of Finance, 25 (1). pp. 35-53. ISSN 1466-4364 doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/1351847X.2018.1462840
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Andrew Urquhart Andrea Eross- Simon Wolfe
Reference: Urquhart, A. and Zhang, H. (2019) The performance of technical trading rules in Socially Responsible Investments. International Review of Economics and Finance, 63. pp. 397-411. ISSN 1059-0560 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iref.2019.05.002
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Professor Andrew Urquhart
Reference: Katsiampa, P., Moutsianas, K. and Urquhart, A. (2019) Information demand and cryptocurrency market activity. Economics Letters, 185. 108714. ISSN 0165-1765 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2019.108714
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Professor Andrew Urquhart
Reference: Urquhart, A. (2018) What causes the attention of Bitcoin? Economics Letters, 166. pp. 40-44. ISSN 0165-1765 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2018.02.017
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Professor Andrew Urquhart
Reference: Dao, T. M., McGroarty, F. and Urquhart, A. (2018) Ultra-high-frequency lead–lag relationship and information arrival. Quantitative Finance, 18. pp. 725-735. ISSN 1469-7696 doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/14697688.2017.1414484
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Andrew Urquhart Thong Minh Dao- Frank McGroarty
Reference: Lucey, B. M., Vigne, S. A., Ballester, L., Barbopoulos, L., Brzeszczynski, J., Carchano, O., Dimic, N., Fernandex, V., Gogolin, F., González-Urteaga, A., Goodell, J. W., Helbing, P., Ichev, R., Kearney, F., Laing, E., Larkin, C. J., Lindblad, A., Lončarski, I., Ly, K. C., Marinč, M., McGee, R. J., McGroarty, F., Neville, C., O'Hagan-Luff, M., Piljak, V., Sevic, A., Sheng, X., Stafylas, D., Urquhart, A. , Versteeg, R., Vu, A. N., Wolfe, S., Yarovaya, L. and Zaghini, A. (2018) Future directions in international financial integration research - a crowdsourced perspective. International Review of Financial Analysis, 55. pp. 35-49. ISSN 1057-5219 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2017.10.008
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Andrew Urquhart Brian M. Lucey- Samuel A. Vigne- Laura Ballester- Leonidas Barbopoulos- Janusz Brzeszczynski- Oscar Carchano- Nebojsa Dimic- Viviana Fernandex- Fabian Gogolin- Ana González-Urteaga- John W. Goodell- Pia Helbing- Riste Ichev- Fearghal Kearney- Elaine Laing- Charles J. Larkin- Annika Lindblad- Igor Lončarski- Kim Cuong Ly- Matej Marinč- Richard J. McGee- Frank McGroarty- Conor Neville- Martha O'Hagan-Luff- Vanja Piljak- Aleksander Sevic- Xin Sheng- Dimitrios Stafylas- Roald Versteeg- Anh N Vu- Simon Wolfe- Larisa Yarovaya- Andrea Zaghini
Reference: Batten, J. A., Lucey, B. M., McGroarty, F., Peat, M. and Urquhart, A. (2018) Does intraday technical trading have predictive power in precious metal markets? Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, 52. pp. 102-113. ISSN 1042-4431 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intfin.2017.06.005
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Andrew Urquhart Jonathan A. Batten- Brian M. Lucey- Frank McGroarty- Maurice Peat
Reference: Platanakis, E., Sutcliffe, C. and Urquhart, A. (2018) Optimal vs naïve diversification in cryptocurrencies. Economics Letters, 171. pp. 93-96. ISSN 0165-1765 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2018.07.020
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Charles Sutcliffe - Professor Andrew Urquhart Emmanouil Platanakis
Reference: Urquhart, A. (2017) How predictable are precious metal returns? European Journal of Finance, 23 (14). pp. 1390-1413. ISSN 1466-4364 doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/1351847X.2016.1204334
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Professor Andrew Urquhart
Reference: Urquhart, A. (2017) Price clustering in Bitcoin. Economics Letters, 159. pp. 145-148. ISSN 0165-1765 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2017.07.035
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Andrew Urquhart
Reference: Batten, J., Lucey, B., McGroarty, F., Peat, M. and Urquhart, A. (2017) Stylized facts of intraday precious metals. PLoS ONE, 12 (4). ISSN 1932-6203 doi: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0174232
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Andrew Urquhart Jonathan Batten- Brian Lucey- Frank McGroarty- Maurice Peat
Reference: Hudson, R., McGroarty, F. and Urquhart, A. (2017) Sampling frequency and the performance of different types of technical trading rules. Finance Research Letters, 22. pp. 136-139. ISSN 1544-6123 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.frl.2016.12.015
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Andrew Urquhart Robert Hudson- Frank McGroarty
Reference: Dao, T. M., McGroarty, F. and Urquhart, A. (2016) A calendar effect: weekend overreaction (and subsequent reversal) in spot FX rates. Journal of Multinational Financial Management, 37. pp. 158-167. ISSN 1042-444X doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mulfin.2016.11.001
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Andrew Urquhart Thong M. Dao- Frank McGroarty
Reference: Eross, A., Urquhart, A. and Wolfe, S. (2016) Liquidity risk contagion in the interbank market. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, 45. pp. 142-155. ISSN 1042-4431 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intfin.2016.07.005
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Andrew Urquhart Andrea Eross- Simon Wolfe
Reference: Urquhart, A. (2016) The inefficiency of Bitcoin. Economics Letters, 148. pp. 80-82. ISSN 0165-1765 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2016.09.019
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Andrew Urquhart
Reference: Urquhart, A. and McGroarty, F. (2016) Are stock markets really efficient? Evidence of the adaptive market hypothesis. International Review of Financial Analysis, 47. pp. 39-49. ISSN 1057-5219 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2016.06.011
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Andrew Urquhart Frank McGroarty
Reference: Urquhart, A. and Hudson, R. (2016) Investor sentiment and local bias in extreme circumstances: the case of the Blitz. Research in International Business and Finance, 36. pp. 340-350. ISSN 0275-5319 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ribaf.2015.09.010
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Andrew Urquhart Robert Hudson
Reference: Goodell, J. W., McGroarty, F. and Urquhart, A. (2015) Political uncertainty and the 2012 US presidential election: a cointegration study of prediction markets, polls and a stand-out expert. International Review of Financial Analysis, 42. pp. 162-171. ISSN 1057-5219 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2015.05.003
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Andrew Urquhart John W. Goodell- Frank McGroarty
Reference: Urquhart, A. , Gebka, B. and Hudson, R. (2015) How exactly do markets adapt? Evidence from the moving average rule in three developed markets. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, 38. pp. 127-147. ISSN 1042-4431 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intfin.2015.05.019
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Andrew Urquhart Bartosz Gebka- Robert Hudson
Reference: Hudson, R. and Urquhart, A. (2015) War and stock markets: the effect of World War Two on the British stock market. International Review of Financial Analysis, 40. pp. 166-177. ISSN 1057-5219 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2015.05.015
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Andrew Urquhart Robert Hudson
Reference: Urquhart, A. and McGroarty, F. (2014) Calendar effects, market conditions and the Adaptive Market Hypothesis: evidence from long-run U.S. data. International Review of Financial Analysis, 35. pp. 154-166. ISSN 1057-5219 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2014.08.003
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Andrew Urquhart Frank McGroarty
Reference: Urquhart, A. (2014) The Euro and European stock market efficiency. Applied Financial Economics, 24 (19). pp. 1235-1248. ISSN 0960-3107 doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/09603107.2014.924292
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Andrew Urquhart
Reference: Urquhart, A. and Hudson, R. (2013) Efficient or adaptive markets? Evidence from major stock markets using very long run historic data. International Review of Financial Analysis, 28. pp. 130-142. ISSN 1057-5219 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2013.03.005
Henley faculty authors:
Professor Andrew Urquhart Robert Hudson

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