type="main" <title type="main">ABSTRACT</title> <p>We investigate odd-lot trades in equity markets. Odd lots are increasingly used in algorithmic and high-frequency trading, but are not reported to the consolidated tape or in databases such as TAQ. In our sample, the median number of odd-lot trades is 24% but in some stocks...</p>

In this paper, by using the theories and methods of ecology and ordinary differential equation, an ecological model with impulsive control strategy and distributed time delay is established. By using the theories of impulsive equation, small amplitude perturbation skills and comparison...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose a framework for data mining (DM)‐based anti‐money laundering (AML) research. Design/methodology/approach – First, suspicion data are prepared by using DM techniques. Also, DM methods are compared with traditional investigation techniques....

We examine how fragmentation is affecting market quality in US equity markets. We use newly available trade reporting facilities (TRFs) data to measure fragmentation, and we use a variety of empirical approaches to compare execution quality and efficiency of stocks with more and less fragmented...