Two months in the life of several gilt-edged market makers on the London stock exchange

Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money

Volumn 8, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 299-324

  Vitale, Paolo ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

G10; G15; G19; Liquidity; Micro structure; UK gilt market

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032325301     PISSN: 10424431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1042-4431(98)00038-9     Document Type: Article

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