Causality in futures markets

Journal of Futures Markets

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1039-1057

  Bryant, Henry L ^a   Bessler, David A ^a   Haigh, Michael S ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Office of the Chief Economist   (United States)

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EID: 33750174563     PISSN: 02707314     EISSN: 10969934     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/fut.20231     Document Type: Article

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