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High frequency trading and extreme price movements

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  • Brogaard, Jonathan
  • Carrion, Allen
  • Moyaert, Thibaut
  • Riordan, Ryan
  • Shkilko, Andriy
  • Sokolov, Konstantin

Abstract

Are endogenous liquidity providers (ELPs) reliable in times of market stress? We examine the activity of a common ELP type—high frequency traders (HFTs)—around extreme price movements (EPMs). We find that on average HFTs provide liquidity during EPMs by absorbing imbalances created by non-high frequency traders (nHFTs). Yet HFT liquidity provision is limited to EPMs in single stocks. When several stocks experience simultaneous EPMs, HFT liquidity demand dominates their supply. There is little evidence of HFTs causing EPMs.

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  • Brogaard, Jonathan & Carrion, Allen & Moyaert, Thibaut & Riordan, Ryan & Shkilko, Andriy & Sokolov, Konstantin, 2018. "High frequency trading and extreme price movements," Journal of Financial Economics, Elsevier, vol. 128(2), pages 253-265.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jfinec:v:128:y:2018:i:2:p:253-265
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jfineco.2018.02.002
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    • G10 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - General (includes Measurement and Data)
    • G14 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Information and Market Efficiency; Event Studies; Insider Trading

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