Are trading rules based on genetic algorithms profitable?

Applied Economics Letters

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 123-126

  Matilla García, Mariano ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN A DISTANCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENETIC ALGORITHM; PROFITABILITY; STOCK MARKET;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 32844474863     PISSN: 13504851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504850500392321     Document Type: Article

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