Trading volume and transaction costs in futures markets

Journal of Futures Markets

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 757-780

  Wang, George H K ^a,b   Yau, Jot ^b   Baptiste, Tony ^a  

^a Office of the Chief Economist   (United States)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0031530729     PISSN: 02707314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9934(199710)17:7<757::AID-FUT2>3.0.CO;2-M     Document Type: Article

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