The influence of firm- and CEO-specific characteristics on the use of nonlinear derivative instruments

Journal of Financial Research

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 415-436

  Huang, Pinghsun ^a   Ryan Jr , Harley E ^b   Wiggins III, Roy A ^c  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BENTLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 34547691169     PISSN: 02702592     EISSN: 14756803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6803.2007.00221.x     Document Type: Article

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