Is illiquidity a risk factor? A critical look at commission costs

Financial Analysts Journal

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 28-39

  Jinliang, Li ^a   Mooradian, Robert M ^b,c   Wei, David Zhang ^d  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Department of Finance ^*

^c NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY

^d ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34548185455     PISSN: 0015198X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2469/faj.v63.n4.4747     Document Type: Review

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