I must admit to having somewhat mixed feelings about the Ma-Rao-Sears article. As one of the very few academics to believe that coordinated circuit breakers might even be worth discussing, let alone enacting, I was pleased to note the message the three authors drew from their study of what happens i
Commentary:Volatility, price resolution, and the effectiveness of price limits
โ Scribed by Bruce N. Lehmann
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 312 KB
- Volume
- 3
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0920-8550
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