The Index Futures Markets: Is Screen Trading More Efficient?

Journal of Futures Markets

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 337-357

  Copeland, Laurence ^a   Lam, Kin ^b   Jones, Sally Ann ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 1442286203     PISSN: 02707314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/fut.10119     Document Type: Article

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