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Odd-lot trading in U.S. equities

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  • Roseman, Brian S.
  • Van Ness, Bonnie F.
  • Van Ness, Robert A.

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We study odd-lot trades in U.S. Equities. NYSE- and NASDAQ-listed securities trade and report on various markets, and in this paper, we examine odd-lot activity in these venues. We also look at odd-lot trading on December 9, 2013, when odd-lot trades began reporting to the consolidated public tapes. We find a small increase in odd-lot trading occurring after odd-lot trades are reported to the consolidated tape, which is inconsistent with the belief that some odd-lot trades are larger trades broken up to avoid reporting to the consolidated tape. Odd-lot trades have disproportionately high cumulative price changes relative to the level of odd-lot trading. We also find a positive relation between odd-lot order imbalance and returns.

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  • Roseman, Brian S. & Van Ness, Bonnie F. & Van Ness, Robert A., 2018. "Odd-lot trading in U.S. equities," The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 69(C), pages 125-133.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:quaeco:v:69:y:2018:i:c:p:125-133
    DOI: 10.1016/j.qref.2017.12.007
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