Requiem for a Market Maker: The Case of Drexel Burnham Lambert and Junk Bonds

Journal of Financial Services Research

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 209-235

  Brewer, Elijah ^a   Jackson, William E ^b  

^a Research Department   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bankruptcy; Intermediation; Junk bonds; Market efficiency; Market maker

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034361093     PISSN: 09208550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008118702558     Document Type: Article

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