Sensation seeking, overconfidence, and trading activity

Journal of Finance

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 549-578

  Grinblatt, Mark ^a   Keloharju, Matti ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HELSINKI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

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EID: 62449205494     PISSN: 00221082     EISSN: 15406261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.2009.01443.x     Document Type: Article

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