Volume, volatility, price, and profit when all traders are above average

Journal of Finance

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1887-1934

  Odean, Terrance ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0346907827     PISSN: 00221082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0022-1082.00078     Document Type: Article

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