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A theoretical comparison of composite index futures contracts

✍ Scribed by Donald Lien; Xiangdong Luo

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1993
Tongue: English
Weight: 903 KB
Volume: 13
Category: Article
ISSN: 0270-7314
DOI: 10.1002/fut.3990130708

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