Program Trading : Participation in Index Arbitrage.

Examines index arbitrage trading, a form of program trading involving the purchase of securities on one market offset by simultaneous sales on futures markets or another market so as to profit from a price discrepancy. Program trading is computer-assisted large-volume transactions in securities mark...

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Corporate Authors: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1986.
Series:U.S. Congressional Research.
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Summary:Examines index arbitrage trading, a form of program trading involving the purchase of securities on one market offset by simultaneous sales on futures markets or another market so as to profit from a price discrepancy. Program trading is computer-assisted large-volume transactions in securities markets.
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