Algorithmic Trading and the Market for Liquidity
Algorithmic Trading and the Market for Liquidity
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DOI:
10.1017/s0022109013000471
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发表时间:
2013-08-01
影响因子:
3.9
通讯作者:
Riordan, Ryan
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作者:
Hendershott, Terrence;Riordan, Ryan
We examine the role of algorithmic traders (ATs) in liquidity supply and demand in the 30 Deutscher Aktien Index stocks on the Deutsche Boerse in Jan. 2008. ATs represent 52% of market order volume and 64% of nonmarketable limit order volume. ATs more actively monitor market liquidity than human traders. ATs consume liquidity when it is cheap (i.e., when the bid-ask quotes are narrow) and supply liquidity when it is expensive. When spreads are narrow ATs are less likely to submit new orders, less likely to cancel their orders, and more likely to initiate trades. ATs react more quickly to events and even more so when spreads are wide.