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High-Speed Technology Trading Innovations And Capital Market Performance In Bulgaria

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  • STEFANOVA, Julia

    (Economic Research Institute, International Economics Department. The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria)

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The paper analyses the effects of technology-based innovative techniques on Bulgarian capital market -algorithmic trading, in general, and high frequency trading (HFT), in particular - from macroeconomic costs-benefits perspective. Overwhelmingly, empirical studies emphasize that HFT improves the quality of financial markets in terms of increased liquidity, lowered transaction costs and fast price discovery. On the other side, HFT can have potential destabilizing effects, especially on emerging markets, which require increased regulation. Against this background, the European Union (EU) has introduced new regulatory measures targeting HFT, in 2018, which require fast adaptation of all market participants. Empirically, the author argues that there is a relationship between HFT, increased market volatility, fall in trading activity, liquidity and market capitalization on the Bulgarian capital market following the global financial crisis, concluding that the reasons for the fall in capital market activity are not only purely economic. Last, it elaborates on prospective implications for the Bulgarian capital market after the implementation of the new EU regulation targeting HFT.

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  • STEFANOVA, Julia, 2018. "High-Speed Technology Trading Innovations And Capital Market Performance In Bulgaria," Studii Financiare (Financial Studies), Centre of Financial and Monetary Research "Victor Slavescu", vol. 22(2), pages 6-37, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:vls:finstu:v:22:y:2018:i:2:p:6-37
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    algorithmic trading; liquidity; volatility; market capitalization; systemic risk; EU integration;
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    JEL classification:

    • G12 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Asset Pricing; Trading Volume; Bond Interest Rates
    • G19 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Other
    • G23 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Non-bank Financial Institutions; Financial Instruments; Institutional Investors

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