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Informed trading around merger and acquisitions announcements: evidence from the UK equity and options markets

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Informed trading around merger and acquisitions announcements: evidence from the UK equity and options markets. / Spyrou, Spyros; Tsekrekos, Andrianos; Siougle, Georgia.
In: Journal of Futures Markets, Vol. 31, No. 8, 08.2011, p. 703-726.

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Spyrou, S, Tsekrekos, A & Siougle, G 2011, 'Informed trading around merger and acquisitions announcements: evidence from the UK equity and options markets', Journal of Futures Markets, vol. 31, no. 8, pp. 703-726. https://doi.org/10.1002/fut.20491

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Spyrou, S., Tsekrekos, A., & Siougle, G. (2011). Informed trading around merger and acquisitions announcements: evidence from the UK equity and options markets. Journal of Futures Markets, 31(8), 703-726. https://doi.org/10.1002/fut.20491

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Spyrou S, Tsekrekos A, Siougle G. Informed trading around merger and acquisitions announcements: evidence from the UK equity and options markets. Journal of Futures Markets. 2011 Aug;31(8):703-726. doi: 10.1002/fut.20491

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Spyrou, Spyros ; Tsekrekos, Andrianos ; Siougle, Georgia. / Informed trading around merger and acquisitions announcements : evidence from the UK equity and options markets. In: Journal of Futures Markets. 2011 ; Vol. 31, No. 8. pp. 703-726.

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