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Risk neutral probabilities and option bounds: a geometric approach

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Risk neutral probabilities and option bounds: a geometric approach. / Huang, J.
Lancaster University: The Department of Accounting and Finance, 2004. (Accounting and Finance Working Paper Series).

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Huang, J 2004 'Risk neutral probabilities and option bounds: a geometric approach' Accounting and Finance Working Paper Series, The Department of Accounting and Finance, Lancaster University.

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Huang, J. (2004). Risk neutral probabilities and option bounds: a geometric approach. (Accounting and Finance Working Paper Series). The Department of Accounting and Finance.

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Huang J. Risk neutral probabilities and option bounds: a geometric approach. Lancaster University: The Department of Accounting and Finance. 2004. (Accounting and Finance Working Paper Series).

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Huang, J. / Risk neutral probabilities and option bounds: a geometric approach. Lancaster University : The Department of Accounting and Finance, 2004. (Accounting and Finance Working Paper Series).

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