The ability of futures markets to predict subsequent spot prices has been a controversial topic for a number of years. Empirical evidence to date is mixed; for any given market, some studies find evidence of efficiency, others of inefficiency. In part, these apparently conflicting findings reflect d
On the ‘efficiency’ of futures markets: Another View
✍ Scribed by Anthony E. Bopp; Scott Sitzer
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1988
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 709 KB
- Volume
- 10
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0140-9883
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