Purpose - This paper aims to examine the impact of a reduction in tick size on the information content of the order book by using data from the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE). Design/methodology/approach - To estimate the information content of the order book, the modified information share...

Purpose – This paper aims to examine the impact of a reduction in tick size on the information content of the order book by using data from the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE). Design/methodology/approach – To estimate the information content of the order book, the modified information share...

This paper examines the impact of increased pre-close transparency on the effectiveness of stock closing call. On January 1, 2003, the Taiwan Stock Exchange increases pre-close transparency by disclosing the best five bid and ask prices and related unexecuted orders before market closing. At the...