Simultaneity, forecasting and profits in london copper futures

Australian Economic Papers

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 79-96

  Goss, Barry A ^a   Avsar, S Gulay ^b  

^a Futures Markets Research Associates   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 84880768492     PISSN: 0004900X     EISSN: 14678454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8454.12008     Document Type: Article

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