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Author
Lenczewski Martins Carlos Jorge (Warsaw School of Economics, Poland)
Title
Toxic Liquidity - Is It Here to Stay?
Source
Bank i Kredyt, 2018, nr 1, s. 1-16, bibliogr. 49 poz.
Bank & Credit
Keyword
Rynki finansowe, Wyniki badań, Płynność finansowa, Handel wysokich częstotliwości
Financial markets, Research results, Financial liquidity, High Frequency Trading (HFT)
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JEL Classification: G11, G14, G15
summ.
Abstract
Algorithmic trading and high-frequency trading (HFT) volume in the financial market has dynamically increased mainly since the technological revolution of the 2000's. Turnover from HFT alone may be around 40% and 60% for the European and US equity markets, accordingly. The activity of algorithmic and high-frequency trading has also caused some concerns related to toxic liquidity in the financial market. These concerns reached their peak after the Flash Crash of 6 May 2010 in the US. After some reports of the Flash Crash reached the conclusion that what triggered the freefall was an algorithm, there were questions on whether HFT traders could induce toxic liquidity. The aim of this paper is to present sources and conditions for which toxic liquidity may arise, as well as arguments that high-frequency traders may not necessarily be the source of toxic liquidity. Not only can they be a legitimate source of natural liquidity but also toxic liquidity may actually be attributable to low frequency traders. This paper is based on scarce empirical research available (mainly for the US market) and as such, it is intended to encourage further analysis and research on this important topic. (original abstract)
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