Portfolio selection under institutional procedures for short selling: Normative and market-equilibrium considerations

Journal of Banking and Finance

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 369-391

  Kwan, Clarence C Y ^a  

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Author keywords

Asset pricing; Portfolio analysis; Short selling

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031093606     PISSN: 03784266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4266(96)00046-5     Document Type: Article

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