Using high-frequency data from the European Climate Exchange (ECX), we examine the determinants of price impact of €21 billion-worth of block trades during 2008-2011 in the European carbon market. We find that wider bid-ask spreads and volatility are characterised by smaller price impact....

This research considers the strategies on the initial public offering of company equity at the stock exchanges in the imperfect highly volatile global capital markets with the nonlinearities. We provide the IPO definition and compare the initial listing requirements on the various markets. We...

This study investigates the impact of simultaneously replacing both midday single-price call auction and lunch break with multi-price continuous trading on intraday volatility–volume patterns as well as the intraday volatility–volume nexus. The analysis utilises 150 m tick-by-tick...

We study the effects of political uncertainty on commodity markets from both theoretical and empirical perspectives. Consistent with our theoretical predictions, commodity prices and inventories decline by 6.6% and 5.7%, respectively, and convenience yields increase by 1.9% in the quarter...

We investigate different designs of circuit breakers implemented on European trading venues and examine their effectiveness to manage excess volatility and to preserve liquidity. Specifically, we empirically analyze volatility and liquidity around volatility interruptions implemented on the...

We examine the existence and the forms of the magnet effect using transaction files and limit order book of the Korea Stock Exchange. A significant magnet effect exists in all five market microstructure variables (the rate of return, trading volume, volatility, order flow, and order type) when...

Volatility extensions in closing auctions are designed to improve the efficiency of the closing price. We hypothesize that the channel for the efficiency increase is that extensions improve market integrity and investor trust in the auction mechanism. We confirm that the introduction of a...

This paper examines investors' trading behaviors in Chinese stock markets by studying five stock indices that cover Chinese common stocks in three stock exchanges — Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Hong Kong. Our empirical results suggest that there exists a significant positive feedback trading effect...

Studies of cross-listings show home markets dominate price discovery and point to informational advantages of local investors. However, we show price discovery gravitates to markets with better order execution quality and find home markets do not dominate price discovery. Instead, price...

Macroeconomic factors play a pivotal role in attracting foreign investment in the country. This study investigates the relationship between macroeconomic factors and foreign portfolio investment volatility in South Asian countries. The monthly data is collected for the period ranging from 2000...