The stable Paretian hypothesis and the frequency of large returns: An examination of major German stocks

Applied Financial Economics

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 463-475

  Lux, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAMBERG   (Germany)

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EID: 0001198488     PISSN: 09603107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/096031096333917     Document Type: Article

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