Serial Correlation in the Limit Order Flow: Causes and Impact

Author(s):  
Wee Yong Yeo
Author(s):  
Robert Battalio ◽  
Todd Griffith ◽  
Robert Van Ness

We examine whether options exchanges’ pricing schedules affect broker order routing behavior and limit order execution quality. We find that some brokers seemingly maximize the value of their order flow by selling marketable orders and sending nonmarketable orders to exchanges that offer large liquidity rebates. Other brokers appear to bypass liquidity rebates by routing both marketable and nonmarketable orders to exchanges that purchase order flow. Using a decision by the Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) to change its trading protocol, we provide empirical evidence that brokers can enhance limit order execution quality by routing nonmarketable limit orders to options exchanges that purchase order flow.


2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charlie Charoenwong ◽  
Nuttawat Visaltanachoti ◽  
David K. Ding

2018 ◽  
Vol 04 (03n04) ◽  
pp. 1950011
Author(s):  
Ke Xu ◽  
Martin D. Gould ◽  
Sam D. Howison

We study the multi-level order-flow imbalance (MLOFI), which is a vector quantity that measures the net flow of buy and sell orders at different price levels in a limit order book (LOB). Using a recent, high-quality data set for six liquid stocks on Nasdaq, we fit a simple, linear relationship between MLOFI and the contemporaneous change in mid-price. For all six stocks that we study, we find that the out-of-sample goodness-of-fit of the relationship improves with each additional price level that we include in the MLOFI vector. Our results underline how order-flow activity deep into the LOB can influence the price-formation process.


2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 1534-1564 ◽  
Author(s):  
Todd G Griffith ◽  
Robert A Van Ness

Abstract We examine the effects of an order cancellation fee on limit order flow and execution quality in the PHLX options market. The cancellation fee on professional order flow effectively reduces the rate at which limit orders are canceled. Whereas the cancellation fee discourages the submission of nonmarketable orders, it encourages the submission of marketable orders. Consequently, nonmarketable order fill rates increase; marketable order fill speeds decrease; and bid-ask spreads widen. We also find slight increases in both dollar volume and market share. (JEL G11, G14, G18) Authors have furnished an Internet Appendix, which is available on the Oxford University Press Web site next to the link to the final published paper online.


1995 ◽  
Vol 50 (5) ◽  
pp. 1655-1689 ◽  
Author(s):  
BRUNO BIAIS ◽  
PIERRE HILLION ◽  
CHESTER SPATT

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