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Price clustering and bid-ask spreads in international bond futures

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  • ap Gwilym, Owain
  • Clare, Andrew
  • Thomas, Stephen

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  • ap Gwilym, Owain & Clare, Andrew & Thomas, Stephen, 1998. "Price clustering and bid-ask spreads in international bond futures," Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, Elsevier, vol. 8(3-4), pages 377-391, December.
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