We develop a model of limit order trading in which some traders have better information on future price volatility. As limit orders have option-like features, this information is valuable for limit order traders. We solve for informed and uninformed limit order traders' bidding strategies in...

Fragmentation has fostered competition among trading venues. While some platforms rely on a preopening phase leading to an opening call auction, some others start the day without such mechanisms. Using a unique dataset of stocks cross-traded on Euronext (which features a pre-open mechanism) and...