Margin regulation and market quality: A microstructure analysis

Journal of Corporate Finance

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 549-574

  Alexander, Gordon J ^a   Ors, Evren ^b   Peterson, Mark A ^b   Seguin, Paul J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Margin regulation; Market quality; Microstructure analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 2342629276     PISSN: 09291199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-1199(02)00048-2     Document Type: Article

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