Competition for order flow has been widely documented for US markets, but it seems to be a relatively new phenomenon in … analyzes the potentially positive liquidity implications of a new trading venue. To this end, we examine the impact of the Chi …-X market entry in French blue chip equities on the liquidity of their home market. Our findings suggest that in consequence of …

depth, and improved price efficiency.Moreover, slow traders become more competitive in liquidity provision and price …

buyers through partial retention of assets if and only if their liquidity holdings are large. However, when sellers … their liquidity holdings are small. The model is extended to study the implications for discount window lending and …

crashes. They actually consume liquidity when it is most needed, even if they are rewarded by the exchange to provide … crash. In their place, slow traders provide liquidity, taking advantage of the discounted price. We thus uncover a trade …-off between the greater liquidity and efficiency provided by designated market makers in normal times, and the disruptive …

fragmentation, the resulting implications for liquidity and price efficiency, and the role for public policy. Beyond the concerns … competition between trading venues. …

number of public investors who trade it. Although these results match nicely with common notions of liquidity, one key … element is missing: liquidity also depends on (3) an asset s correlation with other securities. For example, if an illiquid … security is added, the liquidity of the non-market asset is still a decreasing function of volatility and an increasing …

solved analytically. We find that informed traders tend to “make” liquidity in illiquid markets and “take” liquidity from …

market manipulation, the highest volatility and probability of market crashes, yet the highest liquidity. The so … detect spoofing market manipulation, lower volatility and probability of market crashes, but lower liquidity levels. Finally …