Do competition and incentives offered to designated market makers (DMMs) improve market liquidity? Using data from NYSE … changes in rebates and requirements for DMMs, do not have any tangible effect on market liquidity. Our results are of …

others, suggesting that there is no speed advantage. HFTs lead price discovery, and neither harm nor improve liquidity. They …

We study the impact of transparency on liquidity in OTC markets. We do so by providing an analysis of liquidity in a … the U.S., the determinants of German corporate bond liquidity are in line with search theories of OTC markets. Third ….S. Our results support the notion that, while market liquidity is generally higher in transparent markets, a sub-set of bonds …