Der technische Fortschritt hat den Wertpapierhandel an den Börsen in den letzten Jahren drastisch verändert. An den Aktienmärkten dominiert nunmehr der Hochfrequenzhandel mit vollautomatisierten und algorithmusgesteuerten Entscheidungen in Bruchteilen von Millisekunden den Handel. Diese...

Background: Statutory health insurers in Germany offer a variety of disease management, prevention and health promotion programs to their insurees. Identifying patients with a high probability of leaving these programs prematurely helps insurers to offer better support to those at the highest...

This study examines the impact of corporate earnings announcements on trading activity and speed of price adjustment, analyzing algorithmic and non–algorithmic trades during the immediate period pre– and post– corporate earnings announcements. We confirm that algorithms react faster and...