Do Daily Price Limits Act as Magnets? The Case of Treasury Bond Futures

Journal of Financial Services Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 5-20

  Arak, Marcelle ^a   Cook, Richard E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 0031511903     PISSN: 09208550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007955909944     Document Type: Article

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