Introducing new futures contracts: Reinforcement versus cannibalism

Journal of International Money and Finance

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 659-675

  Pennings, Joost M E ^a,b   M Leuthold, Raymond ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cannibalism; Futures exchange; G1; Multi product hedging model; New futures contracts; Reinforcement

Indexed keywords

EID: 0008710094     PISSN: 02615606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-5606(01)00013-4     Document Type: Article

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