The Informational Efficiency of the Corporate Bond Market: An Intraday Analysis

Review of Financial Studies

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1325-1354

  Hotchkiss, Edith S ^a   Ronen, Tavy ^b  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0036421337     PISSN: 08939454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rfs/15.5.1325     Document Type: Review

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