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Dynamic limit order placement activities and their effects on stock market quality

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  • Anh Tu Le

    (University of New South Wales
    PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC))

  • Thai-Ha Le

    (Fulbright University Vietnam
    IPAG Business School)

  • Wai-Man Liu

    (Australian National University)

  • Kingsley Y. Fong

    (University of New South Wales)

Abstract

This study examines the interaction between dynamic limit order placement activities and market quality around the two system upgrades by the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) which aims at reducing the latency of trades. We show that after the 2006 system upgrade from Stock Exchange Automated Trading System to Integrated Trading System, liquidity falls and short-term volatility heightens. Lower latency provides capacity for traders to position themselves to take liquidity when it is cheap. After the second upgrade in 2010 (launch of ASX Trade), the harmful effect reverses. Our evidence shows that in large-capitalisation stocks, algorithmic trading/high-frequency trading provides liquidity and stabilises the price when short-term volatility is high. Since we find that the market quality could be unfavourably affected after a system upgrade (i.e., the 2006 system upgrade), regulators need to be prepared for near-time reactions and rapid investigations in the event of market stress.

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  • Anh Tu Le & Thai-Ha Le & Wai-Man Liu & Kingsley Y. Fong, 2023. "Dynamic limit order placement activities and their effects on stock market quality," Annals of Operations Research, Springer, vol. 330(1), pages 155-175, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:annopr:v:330:y:2023:i:1:d:10.1007_s10479-021-04282-y
    DOI: 10.1007/s10479-021-04282-y
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    Keywords

    Dynamic limit order placement strategies; Stock market quality; Latency;
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    • C35 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - Discrete Regression and Qualitative Choice Models; Discrete Regressors; Proportions
    • G15 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - International Financial Markets

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