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Why Is the Bid Price Greater than the Ask? Price Discovery during the Nasdaq Pre-Opening

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  • Eric Ghysels
  • Frank Hatheway

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  • Charles Cao & Eric Ghysels & Frank Hatheway, 1998. "Why Is the Bid Price Greater than the Ask? Price Discovery during the Nasdaq Pre-Opening," CIRANO Working Papers 98s-14, CIRANO.
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    2. Bruno Biais & Pierre Hillion & Chester Spatt, 1999. "Price Discovery and Learning during the Preopening Period in the Paris Bourse," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 107(6), pages 1218-1248, December.

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    Keywords

    Bid and ask prices; locked market quotes; pre-opening period; price discovery; Nasdaq market makers; Prix d'achat et de vente; pré-ouverture; Nasdaq;
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    JEL classification:

    • G10 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - General (includes Measurement and Data)
    • G12 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Asset Pricing; Trading Volume; Bond Interest Rates
    • G13 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Contingent Pricing; Futures Pricing

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