Lecture on the first SFB/TR 15 meeting, Gummersbach, July, 18 - 20, 2004: We develop a model of limit order trading in which some traders have better information on future price volatility. As limit orders have option-like features, this information is valuable for limit order traders. We solve...

As of April 23, 2001, the limit order book for stocks listed on Euronext Paris became anonymous. We study the effect of this switch to anonymity on market liquidity and the informational content of the limit order book. Our empirical analysis is based on a model of limit order trading in which...

An vielen Börsen sind heute elektronische Handelssysteme im Einsatz, die nach dem Auktionsprinzip funktionieren. Limitierte Aufträge werden dabei in einem Orderbuch zusammengefaßt, das von den Handelsteilnehmern eingesehen werden kann. In vielen Handelssystemen (darunter Xetra) werden dabei...

We develop a model of limit order trading in which some traders have better information on future price volatility. As limit orders have option-like features, this information is valuable for limit order traders. We solve for informed and uninformed limit order traders' bidding strategies in...