We document economically and statistically large 24h pre-ECB announcement re- turns in European equity. For the overall market the respective annual premium (2010 – 2015) was over 6% (Sharpe ratio of 1.5). We show that the pre-ECB return is mainly driven by periods of high uncertainty during...

In this study, we propose a new rationale for firms' delisting and going private decision: voluntary delist then reissue shares and relist in the “home” country, because of favorable government economic policy and regulatory changes. 29 (27) out of 127 U.S.-listed Chinese ADRs announced...

In this paper, we infer motives for trade initiation from market sidedness. We define trading as more two-sided (one-sided) if the correlation between the numbers of buyerand seller-initiated trades increases (decreases), and assess changes in sidedness (relative to a control sample) around...

This study investigates odd lot trading, both odd lot trades and odd lot orders, around quarterly earnings announcements to determine whether or not odd lot traders are informed regarding the information contained in earnings announcements. We find that pre-announcement odd lot order imbalances...

The paper analyzes stock-price reactions to stock recommendations published in printed Swedish media and also trading volumes at and around the publication day, bid/ask spreads, and the post publication drift in recommended stocks for the period 1995-2000. Its small size and limited number of...

This paper examines the patterns of trading behaviour, in the period surrounding monetary policy announcements. Utilizing a high-frequency data-set, with broker identifiers enabling classification of trades executed through institutional and retail brokers, I investigate all trades submitted on...

Information arrivals may drive investors to require immediacy, generating sudden liquidity demand across multiple price levels in limit order books. We document significant intraday changes in stock limit order book characteristics and liquidity beyond the best levels around scheduled and...

Using two unique data sets of NASDAQ stocks, I examine the influence and informational role of hidden orders in the NASDAQ. I find that as much as 20% of trading volume is executed against hidden orders, with 16% of the best bid and ask offers invisible to the public due to these orders. I find...

Using the first and recently available universe of dark pool trading in the U.S. from FINRA, we document trading patterns around scheduled and unscheduled corporate information events. We find that there is more trading in dark pools in the week of earnings announcement as well as analyst...

This paper examines the impact of credit ratings for sovereign bonds on bond price. We test whether credit rating agencies' announcements surprise the market as predicted by the conspiracy theory or confirm what the market has priced already as postulated by the market efficiency hypothesis. We...