Liquidity constraints and the hedging role of futures spreads

Journal of Futures Markets

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 909-921

  Wong, Kit Pong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 4444351565     PISSN: 02707314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/fut.20121     Document Type: Review

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