Fluctuations and response in financial markets: The subtle nature of ‘random’ price changes

Quantitative Finance

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 176-190

  Bouchaud, Jean Philippe ^a,b   Gefen, Yuval ^c   Potters, Marc ^b   Wyart, Matthieu ^a  

^a CEA SACLAY   (France)

^b Science and Finance   (France)

^c WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

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EID: 1542429580     PISSN: 14697688     EISSN: 14697696     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14697680400000022     Document Type: Article

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