Innovative automated execution strategies like Algorithmic Trading gain significant market share on electronic market venues worldwide, although their impact on market outcome has not been investigated in depth yet. In order to assess the impact of such concepts, e.g. effects on the price...

This study was commissioned by a futures market Exchange firm plagued by members' trading off-floor in strict violation of the Exchange's rules requiring transactions to be made on the Exchange floor during trading hours in the assigned trading areas. Any violation of these rules is a major...