The limits of the limits of arbitrage

Review of Finance

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 157-187

  Brav, Alon ^a   Heaton, J B ^b   Li, Si ^c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Scott LLP ^*  (United States)

^c WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 76549128539     PISSN: 15723097     EISSN: 1573692X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rof/rfp018     Document Type: Article

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