Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/303051 
Year of Publication: 
2024
Series/Report no.: 
SAFE Working Paper No. 430
Publisher: 
Leibniz Institute for Financial Research SAFE, Frankfurt a. M.
Abstract: 
We examine the impact of increasing competition among the fastest traders by analyzing a new low-latency microwave network connecting exchanges trading the same stocks. Using a difference-in-differences approach comparing German stocks with similar French stocks, we find improved market integration, faster incorporation of stock-specific information, and an increased contribution to price discovery by the smaller exchange. Liquidity worsens for large caps due to increased sniping but improves for mid caps due to fast liquidity provision. Trading volume on the smaller exchange declines across all stocks. We thus uncover nuanced effects of fast trader participation that depend on their prior involvement.
Subjects: 
Latency
Market Fragmentation
Arbitrage
Liquidity
Price Efficiency
High-Frequency Trading
JEL: 
G10
G14
G15
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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