Contrarian and momentum returns on Iran's Tehran Stock Exchange

Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 16-30

  Foster, Kevin R ^a   Kharazi, Ali ^a  

^a CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Iran; Momentum; Stock pricing efficiency

Indexed keywords

EID: 37449031973     PISSN: 10424431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intfin.2006.05.003     Document Type: Article

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