The determinants of the price impact of block trades: Further evidence

Abacus

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 94-106

  Frino, Alex ^a   Jarnecic, Elvis ^a   Lepone, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian Stock Exchange; Block trades; Determinants; Evidence; Pricing

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846580036     PISSN: 00013072     EISSN: 14676281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6281.2007.00219.x     Document Type: Article

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