The use of trading strategies by fund managers: Some first survey evidence

Applied Economics

Volumn 37, Issue 15, 2005, Pages 1719-1730

  Menkhoff, Lukas ^a   Schmidt, Ulrich ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MANAGEMENT; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

EID: 24344477136     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036840500217606     Document Type: Article

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