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Stock splits: implications for investor trading costs

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  • Smith, Tom
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  • Gray, Stephen F. & Smith, Tom & Whaley, Robert E., 2003. "Stock splits: implications for investor trading costs," Journal of Empirical Finance, Elsevier, vol. 10(3), pages 271-303, May.
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