The determinants and dynamics of bid-ask spreads on the London stock exchange

Journal of Financial Research

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 377-394

  Menyah, Kojo ^a   Paudyal, Krishna ^b  

^a LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0000603515     PISSN: 02702592     EISSN: 14756803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6803.1996.tb00220.x     Document Type: Article

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