This paper examines the short-run weak-form efficiency of equities, using a proprietary data set permitting analysis of orderbook characteristics to measure short-term price predictability. The results show that high levels of algorithmic trader activity in a stock lowers the level of short-run...

We showhowtrading protocols impede the price discovery process in single stock futures as implicit trade costs outweigh explicit costs. Despite the trade volume dominance, trade and leverage cost efficiency, the futures market accounts for only 35% of the price discovery vis-à-vis the spot...

This paper tests for the existence of the magnet effect linked to price limits imposed in China's equity markets and how a market liberalization event affects trading in securities bound by price limits. The magnet effect of price limits theorises that, instead of stabilising markets, price...

The impact of derivatives is almost invariably measured by the liquidity outcomes on the underlying. We explore the relationship between efficiency, fairness and derivatives with respect to the underlying. We provide evidence that the presence of a derivative improves liquidity in the underlying...

The economic growth of China has seen an increase in its demand for capital, fuelling its local stock markets. This paper examines a market liberalisation event between China and Hong Kong and its impact on market liquidity and price convergence for cross-listed stocks in the two markets. On...

Benchmarks are fundamental elements of financial markets' infrastructure. In this paper, we analyse the effects of the change from the panel-based benchmark assessment under the ISDAFIX regime to the market-based assessment under the ICE Swap Rate regime and the simultaneous start of regulatory...

Listed companies and institutional investors have called on market regulators to introduce mechanisms to curb high-frequency (HF) trading in financial markets. In this paper we suggest relative tick size is one such mechanism. We investigate for a non-fragmented market two HF trading proxies:...

This study empirically examines the determinants of bid-ask spreads using a time series approach. Consistent with cross-sectional models in the literature, time-series analysis shows that bid-ask spreads for most ASX300 stocks exhibit a negative relationship with trading activity and a positive...