We examine determinants of U.S. equity trader maker-taker decisions (e.g., execute a non-marketable limit order or marketable order). Those with a higher maker tendency are slower, larger-size traders who exhibit smaller price impact and concentrate their trading in fewer markets. When the...

Using proprietary order-level data from a U.S. broker-dealer, we examine price changes following market and price contingent order submissions. Controlling for market conditions, time of day, and various order, stock, and trader characteristics, we find that prices rise (decline) after the...