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Active investment strategies in the Spanish futures market: a solution to avoid data snooping bias

A. OlasoloFaculty of Economics and Business Studies, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Bilbao, SpainCorrespondence[email protected]
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M. A. PérezFaculty of Economics and Business Studies, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Bilbao, SpainView further author information
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V. RuizFaculty of Economics and Business Studies, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Bilbao, SpainView further author information
Pages 609-613 | Published online: 25 Sep 2015

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