Purpose - This paper aims to examine the impact of a reduction in tick size on the information content of the order book by using data from the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE). Design/methodology/approach - To estimate the information content of the order book, the modified information share...

This paper examines the impact of the determination of stock closing prices on futures price efficiency and hedging effectiveness with stock indices futures. The empirical results indicate that the increase in the length of the batching period of the stock closing call improves price efficiency...

This paper examines how the introduction of the extended opening session of the futures market affects stock price behavior around the market opening. On January 1, 2001, the Taiwan Futures Exchange (TAIFEX) extended the trading hours by opening earlier 15 minutes than the Taiwan Stock Exchange...

To investigate yield curve dynamics, researchers have employed a wide variety of models, including the famous Nelson-Siegel level, slope, and curvature factors, and principal components analysis, among others. In this paper, we decompose the term structure of HIBOR (Hong Kong Interbank Offered...

This paper examines the impact of increased pre-close transparency on the effectiveness of stock closing call. On January 1, 2003, the Taiwan Stock Exchange increases pre-close transparency by disclosing the best five bid and ask prices and related unexecuted orders before market closing. At the...

This study explores the dynamic relationship between the sentiment of institutional investors and market returns in the futures market. Using data from the Taiwan futures market, the empirical results show that the dynamic relationship between the sentiment of foreign institutional investors and...

This paper explores commonality in liquidity for country ETFs. Using data from 21 country ETFs, the empirical results present the strong commonality in liquidity among country ETFs. Furthermore, the paper shows that the magnitude of commonality in liquidity for country ETFs varies with the...