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Revisiting noise—Fischer Black’s noise at the time of high-frequency trading

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  • Gianluca P. M. Virgilio

    (Universidad Católica Sedes Sapientiae)

  • Manuel Ernesto Paz López

    (Universidad Nacional de Tumbes)

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Economists have analyzed noise trading from various viewpoints in the past, and they drew the most diverse conclusions. Noise trading has been interpreted as a facilitator of market liquidity, as a source of inefficiency, as a driver of easy money for more informed traders or for herds of uninformed ones. However, in an environment populated by High-Frequency traders, most financial theories need to be revisited, the theory about noise trading being one of them. By making use of a computer-based Agent-Based Model, this paper creates a scenario where a shock breaks the equilibrium and only some market participants receive, and act upon, such information. The results are that old-fashioned parameters, as informedness, arbitrage, market efficiency and herding behavior no longer carry the same meaning as they used to. The focus shifts from searching the mythical ‘true value’ of a security to executing orders with the shortest possible latency, to exploit trading opportunities and maximize profits.

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  • Gianluca P. M. Virgilio & Manuel Ernesto Paz López, 2024. "Revisiting noise—Fischer Black’s noise at the time of high-frequency trading," Risk Management, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 26(4), pages 1-22, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:risman:v:26:y:2024:i:4:d:10.1057_s41283-024-00151-7
    DOI: 10.1057/s41283-024-00151-7
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    Keywords

    Noise trading; High-frequency trading; Market efficiency; Behavioral finance; Herding behavior;
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    JEL classification:

    • G02 - Financial Economics - - General - - - Behavioral Finance: Underlying Principles
    • G14 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Information and Market Efficiency; Event Studies; Insider Trading
    • G17 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Financial Forecasting and Simulation

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