The Volatility Effect of Single-Stock Futures Trading on the Pakistani Stock Market
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عنوان ژورنال: Lahore Journal of Business
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2223-0025
DOI: 10.35536/ljb.2013.v2.i1.a3