Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of a recent innovation in the uranium market, the Global X Uranium Exchange-Traded Fund (URA), on the trading characteristics of constituent and non-constituent stocks. Design/methodology/approach The authors analyse bid-ask spread...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the impact of institutional trading on the market quality during the financial crisis and short sale ban. Design/methodology/approach – The following methods was applied to discuss the total impact on market quality and efficiency of short...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the July 2007 introduction of a pre‐close call auction on the New Zealand stock market and its effect on share pricing quality and market manipulation. Design/methodology/approach – Market quality was tested using the methodology of...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to study the effect of X‐Stream, the new trading platform of the Colombian Stock Exchange since February 2009, on the market quality. Design/methodology/approach The authors test the effect of X‐Stream on market quality variables, such as liquidity...