A key issue raised by the rapid growth of computerised algorithmic trading is how it responds in extreme situations. Using data on foreign exchange orders and transactions that includes identification of algorithmic trading, we find that this type of trading contributed to the deterioration of...

A key issue for decentralised markets like FX is how the market responds to extreme situations. Using data on FX transactions with a precise identification of Algorithmic trading (AT), we find that AT, broadly defined, appears to have contributed to the deterioration of market quality following...

Die Wechselkurseffekte, die von der Einführung des Euro-Bargeldes ausgehen und im Beitrag von Hans-Werner Sinn und Frank Westermann dargestellt wurden, werden von Francis Breedon und Francesca Fomasri, Lehmann Brothers, empirisch untermauert. Sie zeigen, dass der Rückgang der...

We look at the exchange rate policy choices and outcomes for small rich economies. Small rich economies face significant policy challenges due to proportionately greater economic volatility than larger economies. These economies usually choose some form of fixed exchange rate regime,...