scholarly journals Is Trading Fast Dangerous?

2018 ◽  
pp. 9-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thierry Foucault ◽  
Sophie Moinas
Keyword(s):  
Financial Markets ◽  
Adverse Selection ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Empirical Literature ◽  
Market Quality ◽  
Gains From Trade ◽  
Adverse Selection Costs

This chapter discusses the findings of the growing theoretical and empirical literature on trading speed in financial markets. The speed of trading has increased significantly in recent years, due to progress in information technologies and automation of the trading process. This evolution raises many questions about the effects of trading speed. It is argued that an increase in trading speed raises adverse selection costs but increases competition among liquidity providers and the rate at which gains from trade are realized. Thus, the effect of an increase in trading speed on market quality and welfare is inherently ambiguous. This observation is important for assessing empirical findings regarding the effects of trading speed and policy-making.

Measuring the Short-Term Effects of the ECB’s Unconventional Monetary Policy on Financial Markets: A Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-77
Author(s):  
Lisa-Maria Kampl
Keyword(s):  
Monetary Policy ◽  
Financial Markets ◽  
Event Studies ◽  
Empirical Literature ◽  
Unconventional Monetary Policy ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Comprehensive Overview ◽  
Announcement Effects ◽  
Policy Measures ◽  
Short Term Effects

Following the financial crisis in 2008, the ECB implemented various unconventional policy measures to respond to the tensions on the market. These measures had a significant impact and short-term effects on financial markets. This literature review provides a extensive overview of the empirical literature dealing with the short-term effects of this unconventional monetary policy using event studies. Furthermore, a methodological analysis of conducted event studies is carried out. First, we review empirical event studies focusing on the effects on the bond market, the stock market, as well as on international spill-over effects. Secondly, we carry out a methodological analysis of event studies that estimate the announcement effects of the ECB’s unconventional measures. In this context, the analysis provides insight into the process of determining relevant events, the categorization of those, measuring the surprise component, and determining control variables. By comparing the different approaches applied, we give a comprehensive overview of similarities as well as differences in the methodology used.

scholarly journals How does corporate voluntary disclosure affect asymmetric information and adverse selection?

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 413-425 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amal Hamrouni ◽  
Anthony Miloudi ◽  
Ramzi Benkraiem
Keyword(s):  
Asymmetric Information ◽  
Adverse Selection ◽  
Voluntary Disclosure ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Strategic Information ◽  
Information Measures ◽  
Adverse Selection Costs ◽  
Bid Ask Spreads

This paper investigates whether the extent of corporate voluntary disclosure mitigates asymmetric information and adverse selection in the Euronext Paris stock exchange. We apply a disclosure index as a proxy for the extent of voluntary disclosure and use different spread measures to estimate both asymmetric information and adverse selection. Our findings show a negative relationship between the disclosure index and asymmetric information and adverse selection proxies. An analysis of sub-indexes provides additional mixed results. Several asymmetric information measures are negatively related to the volume of financial, non-financial and voluntary governance information in corporate annual reports. Nevertheless, the effect of strategic information volume is statistically significant only for effective bid-ask spreads. On the whole, these results are consistent with the view that high corporate voluntary disclosure is associated with narrow spreads and low adverse selection costs

scholarly journals Short sellers: Villains or scapegoats?

2011 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 391-401
Author(s):  
Robert Wearing ◽  
Carmen A. Li
Keyword(s):  
Financial Markets ◽  
Stakeholder Theory ◽  
News Media ◽  
Share Price ◽  
Empirical Literature ◽  
Information Function ◽  
Share Prices ◽  
Short Sellers ◽  
High Share

This paper discusses the role of short sellers and the concerns which are expressed in the news media about their activities. In particular, it examines the problem of optimism in analysts’ forecasts which might initially lead to ‘high’ share prices and the limitations of both agency and stakeholder theory in providing short sellers with a legitimate role. With the help of the existing empirical literature, we argue that short sellers can be regarded as carrying out a useful information function in financial markets. Indeed, encouraging short sellers to operate more effectively in the market as well as requiring fuller disclosure of their activities could provide a useful antidote to some of the share price rises which have been seen in recent years in failing companies

scholarly journals Disproportional Ownership Devices: Reviewing the Last 25 Years of Research

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Saggese ◽  
Fabrizia Sarto
Keyword(s):  
Financial Markets ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Civil Law ◽  
The Other ◽  
Main Research ◽  
The One ◽  
Lock In ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Scholarly Attention ◽  
Over Time

<p>The paper aims to systematize the literature on disproportional ownership devices by reviewing and classifying 148 articles published in international academic journals over the last 25 years. The findings show that the scholarly attention on disproportional ownership devices has grown over time. Most papers adopt the agency framework and examine the mechanisms for leveraging voting power and to lock-in control, especially in civil law countries. Corporate governance journals prevail as leading outlets, despite the lack of publications specialized on the topic. Finally, the literature systematization highlights a research taxonomy based on outcomes and drivers of disproportional ownership devices. The article has both theoretical and practical implications. First, it develops a literature framework that systematically outlines the main research streams on the topic and identifies under-explored issues so as to guide future scholarly efforts. Second, it highlights the implications of disproportional ownership devices for company outcomes and reporting. Thereby, on the one hand, it supports managers in selecting the appropriate combination of these mechanisms so as to attract and retain investors. On the other hand, it emphasizes the importance of proper policy making interventions to improve transparency, openness and competitiveness of financial markets.</p>

THE IMPACT OF MARKET MAKER CONCENTRATION ON ADVERSE-SELECTION COSTS FOR NASDAQ STOCKS

2005 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 461-485 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bonnie F. Van Ness ◽  
Robert A. Van Ness ◽  
Richard S. Warr
Keyword(s):  
Adverse Selection ◽  
Market Maker ◽  
Adverse Selection Costs ◽  
The Impact

Adverse-Selection Costs and the Probability of Information-Based Trading

2003 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 257-272 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kee H. Chung ◽  
Mingsheng Li
Keyword(s):  
Adverse Selection ◽  
Adverse Selection Costs
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