Limit order placement by high-frequency traders

The effectiveness of liquidity provision by HFT firms is an unexplored but central policy issue. Using unique data consisting of limit order placement, execution, and cancellations, we find that HFT firms do not cancel orders more frequently than non-HFT firms. HFT firms more effectively use order c...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Avanidhar Subrahmanyam, Hui Zheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-12-01
Series:Borsa Istanbul Review
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214845016301090