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An Investor’s Perspective on
Volatility as an Asset Class:
Evidence from the European
Stock Market
Reinhold HafnerMartin Wallmeier
Mai 2005
risklab germany GmbH
Nymphenburger Str. 112-116
80636 München
Tel. +49.89.1220 7750
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