TY - JOUR
T1 - Limit order book, anonymity and market liquidity
T2 - Evidence from the Sydney Futures Exchange
AU - Frino, Alex
AU - Gerace, Dionigi
AU - Lepone, Andrew
PY - 2008/12
Y1 - 2008/12
N2 - This study examines the impact of the removal of broker mnemonics on the Sydney Futures Exchange. Early research finds that a decrease in transparency reduces liquidity in the market, whereas more recent research finds that reduced transparency improves market quality. Results of the present study indicate an improvement in liquidity after the removal of broker mnemonics. There is a significant increase in quoted depth and trading volume, and a significant decrease in quoted spreads in the 90 day Bank Accepted Bill, 3 year Treasury Bond and 10 year Treasury Bond Futures. This improvement in liquidity is robust to the length of the event window around the structural change and trading in a control market.
AB - This study examines the impact of the removal of broker mnemonics on the Sydney Futures Exchange. Early research finds that a decrease in transparency reduces liquidity in the market, whereas more recent research finds that reduced transparency improves market quality. Results of the present study indicate an improvement in liquidity after the removal of broker mnemonics. There is a significant increase in quoted depth and trading volume, and a significant decrease in quoted spreads in the 90 day Bank Accepted Bill, 3 year Treasury Bond and 10 year Treasury Bond Futures. This improvement in liquidity is robust to the length of the event window around the structural change and trading in a control market.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=54849412103&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/j.1467-629X.2008.00265.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1467-629X.2008.00265.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:54849412103
SN - 0810-5391
VL - 48
SP - 561
EP - 573
JO - Accounting and Finance
JF - Accounting and Finance
IS - 4
ER -