Benefits and limitations of diversification among commodity trading advisors: How to diversify a managed futures program

Journal of Portfolio Management

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 65-80

  Billingsley, Randall S ^a   Chance, Don M ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0030637603     PISSN: 00954918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3905/jpm.1996.409581     Document Type: Article

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