We apply nonparametric statistical procedures to extract jumps around scheduled macroeconomic news in U.S. Treasury bond, U.S. Treasury note and Eurodollar futures prices from 2001 to 2004. Volatility and trading activity during announcement days with jumps versus no jumps are also analyzed with...

This study investigates the impact of HFT on the intraday speed of adjustment and price discovery following scheduled macroeconomic announcements for interest rate derivatives. Our results demonstrate that the speed of adjustment to new information has been improved for both interest rate...

This study examines the impact of algorithmic trading (AT) on the speed of adjustment and price discovery during scheduled macroeconomic announcements for interest rate derivatives. In February 2012, the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) introduced co-location services for futures traders....