We consider the impact of "large" changes in asset prices on intra-market correlations in domestic and international markets. Assuming normally distributed asset returns, we show that the absolute magnitude of the correlation, conditional on a change is greater than or equal to a given absolute...

This paper considers the impact and implications of quot;largequot; changes in asset prices on the intra-market correlations in the domestic and international markets. Assuming that asset returns are normally-distributed, we show that the absolute magnitude of the correlation, conditional on a...