Leverage and market stability: The role of margin rules and price limits

Journal of Business

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 179-210

  Chowdhry, Bhagwan ^a   Nanda, Vikram ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0039494243     PISSN: 00219398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/209742     Document Type: Article

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