In the past quarter of a century, the pace of structural change in the equity markets has accelerated dramatically and, as it has, regulation has come to play an increasingly central role in the development of market structure. The purpose of Regulation of U.S. Equity Markets is to consider...

1. Indexing, ETFs and Robos - Are Stocks an Endangered Species? -- 2. How Technology is Transforming Liquidity Provision -- 3. Liquidity – A Fluid Concept from a European View -- 4. What Can Be Done to Drive Mid- and Small-Cap Liquidity? -- 5. New Approaches for Creating Liquidity -- 6....

This book offers a look at equity markets and what they have experienced since the 1997 Order Handling Rules were instituted. Specifically, it examines the tremendous technology innovation, intensified competition between an expanding set of alternative trading venues, and continuing regulatory...

Preface -- List of Participants -- Conference Sponsors -- Chapter 1: Trading, Clearing, Custody and the Worldwide Evolution of Exchanges as Unique Organizations -- Chapter 2: Coping with Liquidity Provision -- Chapter 3: The View from Here -- Chapter 4: Coping with the Dynamics of a Continuous...

The Nasdaq Stock Market has been reengineered in recent years from a competitive dealer market to a modern hybrid. The broader Nasdaq marketplace, including ECNs and ATSs, has also experienced substantial growth and development. This conference brought together leading buy-side and sell-side...

Preface -- Chapter 1 Integrity of Price Discovery -- Chapter 2 A Global Perspective -- Chapter 3 Integrity of Price Discovery -- Chapter 4 Integrity of a Marketplace -- Chapter 5 Trader Perspective -- Chapter 6 Integrity of Market Regulation -- Chapter 7 Equity Trading in the Fast Lane

Two primary drivers have transformed the equity markets in recent years: technological advances and regulatory initiatives. How does modern, electronic technology facilitate trading, and to what extent does it present new challenges? How does regulation adjust to the changing structure of the...

Volatility is very much with us in today's equity markets. Day-to-day price swings are often large and intra-day volatility elevated, especially at market openings and closings. What explains this? What does this say about the quality of our markets? Can short-period volatility be controlled by...