COVID lockdown, Robinhood traders, and liquidity in stock and option markets
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DOI: 10.1016/j.irfa.2023.102837
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Keywords
Information asymmetry; Liquidity; Option; COVID-19; Retail trading;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- G12 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Asset Pricing; Trading Volume; Bond Interest Rates
- G13 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Contingent Pricing; Futures Pricing
- G14 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Information and Market Efficiency; Event Studies; Insider Trading
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