A key issue raised by the rapid growth of computerised algorithmic trading is how it responds in extreme situations. Using data on foreign exchange orders and transactions that includes identification of algorithmic trading, we find that this type of trading contributed to the deterioration of...

We investigate the impact of an exogenous trading glitch at a high-frequency market-making firm on standard measures of stock liquidity (spreads, price impact, turnover, and depth) and institutional trading costs (implementation shortfall and VWAP slippage). Stocks in which the firm accumulates...

Among innovative technologies, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is often avouched as the game changerin the provision of financial services. In this regard, the algorithmic trading domain is no exception.The impact of AI in the industry is a catalyst for transformation in the operations and the...