In March of 2000 the New York Stock Exchange proposed a merger with The Nasdaq Stock Market. Applying a qualitative assessment to the proposed merger from the organizations' perspective it is argued that the merger would be favorable for both organizations. Applying a quantitative assessment to...

We study empirically how competition among high-frequency traders (HFTs) affects their trading behavior and market quality. Our analysis exploits a unique dataset, which allows us to compare environments with and without high-frequency competition, and contains an exogenous event - a tick size...

I study empirically how competition among high-frequency traders (HFTs) affects their trading behavior and market quality. The analysis exploits a unique dataset, which allows comparing environments with and without high-frequency competition, and contains an exogenous event - a tick size reform...

The quality of ultra-high frequency quotes submitted to an entrant high-tech market (BATS Chi-X Europe – Chi-X) is compared to those of an established national exchange (London Stock Exchange – LSE). There are intraday variations regarding which platform impounds new information about the...

We study empirically how competition among high-frequency traders (HFTs) affects their trading behavior and market quality. Our analysis exploits a unique dataset, which allows us to compare environments with and without high-frequency competition, and contains an exogenous event - a tick size...

We study market reactions to the announcement of a company closing their defined benefit pension plan in the UK to future accrual. For a sample of 48 plan closures, observed between 2006 and 2013, the empirical tests show a relatively muted market reaction on average. Although estimated returns...

We study the investment choices of institutional investors in response to the governments' interventions in the real estate market. We find that mutual funds decreased their ownership in equities during the intervention months with no short-term reversal. This behavior is more observed among...

An attempt is made in this paper to analyze and compare the different institutional investors' investments in the Indian stock market. The chief categories of institutional investors considered in the study are Foreign Portfolio Investors (FIIs), Domestic institutional investors (DIIs) and...

Almost all U.S. firms now announce earnings outside of regular trading hours. This paper studies how stock prices incorporate information in after-hours trading. I find slow prices adjustment accompanied by significant trading volume. During 2002-2012, 5,881 rule-based trading opportunities...

We investigate the impact that the publication of the Bank of England's Financial Stability Report (FSR) has on the stock returns and credit default swap spreads of UK financial institutions. Examining a sample of 73 UK-listed banks and other financial institutions, we find that publication of...