Informed trading in the index option market: The case of KOSPI 200 options

Journal of Futures Markets

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1118-1146

  Ahn, Hee Joon ^b   Kang, Jangkoo ^c   Ryu, Doojin ^a,c  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^c Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

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EID: 56749105642     PISSN: 02707314     EISSN: 10969934     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/fut.20369     Document Type: Article

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