Index futures trading and stock price volatility: Evidence from Denmark and France
β Scribed by Mario G. Reyes
- Book ID
- 112937496
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 712 KB
- Volume
- 20
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1055-0925
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