Verousis, Thanos and Perotti, Pietro and Sermpinis, Georgios (2018) One size fits all? High frequency trading, tick size changes and the implications for exchanges: market quality and market structure considerations. Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, 50 (2). pp. 353-392. DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s11156-017-0632-2
Verousis, Thanos and Perotti, Pietro and Sermpinis, Georgios (2018) One size fits all? High frequency trading, tick size changes and the implications for exchanges: market quality and market structure considerations. Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, 50 (2). pp. 353-392. DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s11156-017-0632-2
Verousis, Thanos and Perotti, Pietro and Sermpinis, Georgios (2018) One size fits all? High frequency trading, tick size changes and the implications for exchanges: market quality and market structure considerations. Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, 50 (2). pp. 353-392. DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s11156-017-0632-2
Abstract
This paper offers a systematic review of the empirical literature on the implications of tick size changes for exchanges. Our focus is twofold: first, we are concerned with the market quality implications of a change in the minimum tick size. Second, we are interested in the implications of changes in the minimum tick size on market structure. We show that there is a large body of empirical literature that documents a decrease in transaction costs following a decrease in the minimum tick size. However, even though market liquidity increases, the incentive to provide market making activities decreases. We document a strong link between the minimum tick size regulations and the recent increase in high frequency trading activity. A smaller tick enhances the price discovery process. However, the question of how multiple tick size regimes affect market liquidity in a fragmented market remains to be answered. Finally, we identify topics for future research; we discuss the empirical literature on the minimum trade unit and the recent calls for a minimum resting time for quotes.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | Tick size; Market quality; Microstructure; High frequency trading; Trading costs; Minimum trade unit |
Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HG Finance |
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences Faculty of Social Sciences > Essex Business School |
SWORD Depositor: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Date Deposited: | 15 Mar 2019 12:55 |
Last Modified: | 07 Aug 2024 16:15 |
URI: | http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/24171 |
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