Cover -- Editorial advisory board -- Guest editorial -- Price discovery and convergence in fragmented securities markets -- Short sales and price discovery of Chinese cross-listed firms -- Individual and institutional trading volume around firm-specific announcements -- The impact of...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the immediate impact of firm-specific announcements on the trading volume of individual and institutional investors on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), during a period when the market becomes fragmented. Design/methodology/approach...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of short selling and margin trading on the price discovery and price informativeness of cross-listed firms, using a sample of Chinese firms listed on the China and Hong Kong stock exchanges. Design/methodology/approach – The...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to study price discovery and price convergence in securities trading within a fragmented market environment where stocks are traded on multiple venues. The results provide novel empirical insights questioning the generalizability of the current literature...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the impact of institutional trading on the market quality during the financial crisis and short sale ban. Design/methodology/approach – The following methods was applied to discuss the total impact on market quality and efficiency of short...