Ultra-fast activity and intraday market quality

This paper studies the intraday relationship between ultra-fast machine-driven activity (UFA) and market quality in automated equity markets. We find that higher UFA is associated with lower intraday market quality (greater quoted and effective spreads and lower depth). This effect is economically s...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Cartea, A, Payne, R, Penalva, J, Tapia, M
Format: Journal article
Published: Elsevier 2018