Information transmission in electronic versus open-outcry trading systems: An analysis of U.S. equity index futures markets

Journal of Futures Markets

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 679-715

  Ates, Aysegul ^b   Wang, George H K ^a,c  

^a Office of the Chief Economist   (United States)

^b AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 20744450300     PISSN: 02707314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/fut.20160     Document Type: Article

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