We analyze in this study what could have caused herding in the stock market. Information cascades have often been considered as a major cause. However, we present in this study evidences inconsistent with that hypothesis. Our analysis is in support of an alternative theory based on search cost...

We analyze in this study cause of herding in a stock market. Information cascades have often been considered as a primary choice. However, we propose alternative explanations in this study. Employing intraday order book data, we suggest including an alternative theory based on search cost of...