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J. Wiertz, “Traité des arbitrages de change: contenant la véritable maniere dont les principales places de l'Europe se servent pour la direction de leurs changes.” Basel, 1725.
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Patrick Kelly
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Wyndham Beawes, “Lex Mercatoria: Or, A Complete Code of Commercial Law; Being a General Guide to All Men in Business.” F. C. and J. Rivington, London, 1754
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J. Wiertz, “Traité des arbitrages de change: contenant la véritable maniere dont les principales places de l'Europe se servent pour la direction de leurs changes.” Basel, 1725.
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Patrick Kelly, “The Universal Cambist, and Commercial Instructor: Being a General Treatise on Exchange, Including the Monies, Coins, Weights and Measures of All Trading Nations and Their Colonies: with an Account of Their Banks and Paper Currencies.” Lackington, Allen And Co Finsbury Square, London, 1811.
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Otto Swoboda, “Börse und Actien,” Verlag Wilh. Hassel, Cologne, 1869. Excerpt translated by the author.
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Tara Lachapelle: “Short the Rumor Pays 14 % on Takeover Tales That Don't Come True.” Bloomberg, January 11, 2011.
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Angela Maier: “Siemens plant Milliardenzukauf in den USA.” Retrieved on 8/1/14 http://www.manager-magazin.de/unternehmen/industrie/siemens-will-us-kompressorenhersteller-dresser-rand-kaufen-a-981221.html.
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R. Dai, N. Massoud, D. Nandy, and A. Saunders, “Hedge Funds in M&A Deals: Is There Exploitation of Private Information?” Working Paper, March 2011.
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As an aside, periods of high volatility tend to be accompanied by high trading volumes, at least in developed markets.
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B. B. Mandelbrot, “The Variation of Certain Speculative Prices,”