This paper examines the relation between market volatility and investor trades by identifying who supplies and demands market liquidity on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Because the different trading patterns of various investor types such as individual investors, institutional investors, and foreign...

We investigate the gains and losses from equity trades of individual investors, various institutional investors, and foreign investors in the Tokyo Stock Exchange. We develop a trade-weighted performance measure and examine the impact of trading intervals, price spreads, and market timing on...

Using data on trading across the entire Tokyo Stock Exchange, we examine the trade interactions of various investor types. Since buy trades must be cleared by the sell trades of other investors, we relate the trade interactions of various investor groups to the relative trading cost and timing...

This paper examines the relation between market volatility and investor trades by identifying who supplies and demands market liquidity on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Because the different trading patterns of various investor types such as individual investors, institutional investors, and foreign...

As part of its unconventional monetary policy, since 2010 the Bank of Japan (BOJ) has purchased equity index exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The total purchased amount reached 3% of GDP and the bank has become among the largest shareholders in over 40% of listed companies. Because of the reduction...