Salomon brothers and the May 1991 Treasury auction: Analysis of a market corner

Journal of Banking and Finance

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 25-40

  Jordan, Bradford D ^a   Jordan, Susan D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Market manipulation; Salomon brothers; Special financing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0029691112     PISSN: 03784266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-4266(94)00105-7     Document Type: Article

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