We study the impact of fractional trading (FT) on the price levels and order book dynamics observed in stock markets. Using Nasdaq data feed at a minute frequency, we show that there has been a significant increase in the slope of the price-volume structure and average tick size. In some cases,...

We study the impact of fractional trading (FT) on the price levels and order book dynamics observed in stock markets. Using Nasdaq data feed at a minute frequency, we show that there has been a significant increase in the slope of the price-volume structure and average tick size. In some cases,...

We study the impact of fractional trading on non-professional investors’ decision-making under uncertainty. Using the expected utility framework, we show that with the recent easiness to trade in stock markets and with the option to buy or sell a fraction of a share of a stock or ETFs...

We study the impact of fractional trading on the price levels and order book dynamics observed in the market. Fractional trading has been a recent introduction in equities markets on multiple trading platforms, allowing individuals to buy a fraction of a share of stocks or ETFs (exchange-traded...