Judgement Day: algorithmic trading around the Swiss franc cap removal
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- Francis Breedon & Louisa Chen & Angelo Ranaldo & Nicholas Vause, 2019. "Judgment Day: Algorithmic Trading Around The Swiss Franc Cap Removal," Working Papers on Finance 1912, University of St. Gallen, School of Finance.
- Francis Breedon & Louisa Chen & Angelo Ranaldo & Nicholas Vause, 2018. "Judgement Day: Algorithmic Trading Around the Swiss Franc Cap Removal," Working Papers on Finance 1808, University of St. Gallen, School of Finance.
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Swiss franc; algorithmic trading; liquidity; volatility; price discovery; arbitrage opportunities;JEL classification:
- G14 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Information and Market Efficiency; Event Studies; Insider Trading
- G23 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Non-bank Financial Institutions; Financial Instruments; Institutional Investors
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-MST-2018-02-26 (Market Microstructure)
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