Have structural changes in the U.S. equities markets, such as decimalization, the growth of ECNs, and the improvements in order routing technologies altered the advantages of stock exchange relative to decentralized dealer and ECN trading? We examine market quality for companies that recently...

This article examines how the market quality of European cross-listed stocks is affected by the partial-day availability of close substitutes, i.e., shares of the same companies that are traded in their home markets but are not fully fungible with the cross-listed shares. Our findings suggest...

In 2001, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) required market centers to publish monthly execution-quality reports in an effort to spur competition for order flow between markets. Using samples of stocks trading on several markets, we investigate whether past execution quality affects...

In 2001, the SEC required market centers to publish monthly execution-quality reports in an effort to spur competition for order flow between markets. Using samples of stocks trading on several markets, we investigate whether past execution quality affects order-routing decisions and whether the...

In 2001, the SEC required market centers to publish monthly execution-quality reports in an effort to spur competition for order flow between markets. Using samples of stocks trading on several markets, we investigate whether past execution quality affects order-routing decisions and whether the...

We use the move of Israeli stocks from call auction trading to continuous trading to show that investors have a preference for stocks that trade continuously. When large stocks move from call auction to continuous trading, the small stocks that still trade by call auction experience a...

The research is conducted when the first author was an Assistant Professor of Finance at Iowa State University and a Senior Visiting Financial Economist at the Shanghai Stock Exchange. The first author is grateful to the support and the generous funding from the Shanghai Stock Exchange. In...

During a period of 14 months (August 1997-September 1998), the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange completed a gradual transition from call auctions to continuous trading. During this transition period stocks traded either in call auctions or in continuous trading mechanisms. Data from this period provides...

The main purpose of this paper is to identify and measure the potential effect of property tax on speculative bubble in residential property market in China where the issue on the introduction of property tax is still fiercely debated. As a primary and necessary step, we firstly provide an...