We evaluate the information structure of US markets after the implementation of the SEC tick pilot program. We find significant changes in the information structure of the market conditioned on the market fee structure. Maker-taker market volume flow increases in informational efficiency while...

We examine the information content of retail order flow relative to dark institutional and lit market order flow. After controlling for volume effects, we find that retail order flow is more informed than dark institutional order flow. The majority of price discovery on dark markets comes from...

This paper studies the impact that pre-IPO cash flow volatility has on the initial and long-term value of a publicly traded firm. From the perspective of corporate risk management theory, higher cash flow volatility should reduce value in the form of higher borrowing costs, reduced investment,...

In this article, I study the differences in off-exchange trades reported between the NASDAQ and NYSE Trade Reporting Facility (TRF). I examine the differences in market quality and preferencing for trades reported in each TRF and show that trades reported in the NASDAQ TRF have both higher...

This study examines the effects of dark and lit market fragmentation around both earnings announcements and earnings surprises. I find that both dark and lit market fragmentation increase around earnings announcements. I further test whether dark and lit fragmentation hinders the level of price...

This paper investigates the effects of an increase in tick size on order and trading flow across market fee venues. Using the pilot firms in the SEC's Tick Size Pilot Program, we document trade and order volume declines significantly on maker-taker fee venues after the tick size implementation....

Almeida, Campello, and Weisbach (2004) show that cash flow sensitivities are higher for firms that are financially constrained. This paper updates and extends the work of Almeida, Campello, and Weisbach to account for possible misspecification of financial constraints as well as changes in firm...

This paper studies the relation between intermarket sweep order, ISO, order imbalances and daily returns of individual stocks. I show that ISO order imbalances positively affect contemporaneous returns. Second, I find that price pressures emanating from ISO imbalances are persistent and result...

We study the levels of lit and dark fragmentation in IPOs. Using a sample of 451 IPOs, we find that measures of dark and lit fragmentation are higher in underpriced issues. We further test the claim that IPO price uncertainty is not fully resolved at the offering and that this ex-post...

This paper examines whether political events create, or resolve uncertainty in financial markets. In the few days following the surprise outcomes of the Brexit referendum and the 2016 U.S. presidential election, bid-ask spreads increase, quoted depth decreases, and volatility increases. We fail...