This paper investigates the relationship between cross-listing on the US and UK regulated and unregulated exchanges and trading volume, for a sample of 500 foreign firms from 34 countries. Evidence shows that trading volume increase is a function of both reducing segmentation and signaling...

This paper reviews the more recent literature addressing different facets of speculation in commodity markets, including the role of speculators and the impact that financialization in recent years. While speculation and financialization can theoretically destabilize commodity markets, the...