Determining the degree of informational asymmetry is a major topic in the literature of modern microstructure. In this paper, we review and analyze the suitability of the models for estimating the probability of informed trading [Easley et al., 1996; Nyholm, 2002, 2003]. The empirical analysis is...

The aim of this paper consists of describing, analysing and modelling the dynamic of dailyprice series and its volatility in the Spanish Wholesale Electricity Market. The article describes themain characteristics of the sector after the deregulation process and the factors that establish...

In 1998 the Fixing trading system was implemented in the Spanish Stock Market. It is considered an alternative to the traditional system of continuous negotiation, applicable to those stocks that have a series of basic characteristics in common. It represents an important innovation, the...

This paper analyses the nature of the weekly seasonal component in daily observations for the electricity demand series from several deregulated markets. We present and use the extension of the seasonal unit roots test of Hylleberg et al (1990) to the weekly seasonality case to formally...