In this work, I study the impact of high-frequency trading (HFT) on price discovery and volatility in the Bund futures market. Using a new dataset based on microseconds, the focus of the study is on the reaction of high-frequency traders (HFTs) to major macroeconomic news events. I show that...

This study investigates the impact of HFT on the intraday speed of adjustment and price discovery following scheduled macroeconomic announcements for interest rate derivatives. Our results demonstrate that the speed of adjustment to new information has been improved for both interest rate...

Matching algorithms are important for well-functioning financial markets. This paper examines the 2007 change by LIFFE, to move from pure pro-rata to time pro-rata allocation for the Euribor, Short Sterling, and Euroswiss futures contracts. We show that the removal of pure pro-rata matching...

We perform a network analysis of the centrally cleared interest rate derivatives market in the European Union, by looking at counterparty relations within both direct (house) clearing and client clearing. Since the majority of the gross notional is transferred within central counterparties and...

We perform a network analysis of the centrally cleared interest rate derivatives market in the European Union, by looking at counterparty relations within both direct (house) clearing and client clearing. Since the majority of the gross notional is transferred within central counterparties and...

This paper investigates the behavior of Australian interest rate futures around the release of major scheduled macroeconomic announcements. The analysis of price volatility, returns, trading activity and bid-ask spreads finds that the adjustment to new information occurs quickly with the...

This paper examines the dynamics of quoted bid-ask spreads, price volatility and percentage trading volume for the most liquid interest rate futures trading on the Sydney Futures Exchange. Using data for both the overnight and intraday markets of the Sydney Futures Exchange, patterns contrast...