What makes circuit breakers attractive to financial markets? A survey

Financial Markets, Institutions and Instruments

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2004, Pages

  Kim, Yong H ^a   Yang, J Jimmy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 4444284929     PISSN: 09638008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0963-8008.2004.00074.x     Document Type: Review

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