Foreign exchange market efficiency and profitability of trading rules: Evidence from a developing country

International Review of Economics & Finance - Tập 35 - Trang 315-332 - 2015
Lorna Katusiime1, Abul Shamsuddin1, Frank W. Agbola1
1Newcastle Business School, University of Newcastle, 1 University Drive, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia

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