Volatility is very much with us in today's equity markets. Day-to-day price swings are often large and intra-day volatility elevated, especially at market openings and closings. What explains this? What does this say about the quality of our markets? Can short-period volatility be controlled by...

This book examines the complexity of trading and the creation of liquidity. Titled after the Baruch College Financial Markets Conference, Equity Market Round-Up: Proposals for Strengthening the Markets, this book explores how regulation has a clear impact on market structure and, therefore, how...

Preface -- List of Participants -- Conference Sponsors -- Chapter 1: Trading, Clearing, Custody and the Worldwide Evolution of Exchanges as Unique Organizations -- Chapter 2: Coping with Liquidity Provision -- Chapter 3: The View from Here -- Chapter 4: Coping with the Dynamics of a Continuous...

Preface -- Chapter 1 Integrity of Price Discovery -- Chapter 2 A Global Perspective -- Chapter 3 Integrity of Price Discovery -- Chapter 4 Integrity of a Marketplace -- Chapter 5 Trader Perspective -- Chapter 6 Integrity of Market Regulation -- Chapter 7 Equity Trading in the Fast Lane