Order aggressiveness as a metric to assess the usefulness of accounting information
Motivated by the availability of high-frequency data on trading activity, this paper proposes the use of order aggressiveness as a metric to evaluate the usefulness of accounting information. I test, through an analysis of order aggressiveness, whether earnings announcements of firms listed on the Italian Stock Exchange limit order book have information content. I estimate an ordered probit relating order aggressiveness to unexpected earnings and to three market determinants of aggressiveness. Consistent with the theory on the choice between limit and market orders, I find that order aggressiveness increases with the absolute value of unexpected earnings. The results provide evidence on the extent to which the information contained in earnings is used by traders.
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2010
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Authors: | Perotti, Pietro |
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The International Journal of Accounting. - Elsevier, ISSN 0020-7063. - Vol. 45.2010, 3, p. 306-333
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Publisher: |
Elsevier |
Keywords: | Decision usefulness metrics Market response to accounting information Traders' strategies Order aggressiveness Earnings announcements Ordered probit |
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