On the predictive role of large futures trades for S&P500 index returns: An analysis of COT data as an informative trading signal
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DOI: 10.1016/j.intfin.2013.09.004
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Institutional traders; S&P500 futures; Open interest; COT report; Market efficiency;All these keywords.
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- G1 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets
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