Limit moves and price resolution: The case of the treasury bond futures market
โ Scribed by Christopher K. Ma; Ramesh P. Rao; R. Stephen Sears
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 687 KB
- Volume
- 9
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0270-7314
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โฆ Synopsis
The authors gratefully acknowledge the assistance of Dr. Jim Wook Choi of the Chicago Board of Trade and the helpful comments provided by Franklin Edwards, the editorial staff and the anonymous referees of the Journal.
Iln light of the October 19, 1987 market "crash," this argument is also shared by proponents of stock index future price limits (see Brady Report (1988) for details).
*Brennan (1986) provides the theoretical framework for the role that price limits can serve in reducing default risk.
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