Updating traditional trade direction algorithms with liquidity motivation
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Bertin, W., Michayluk, D. & Prather, L. (2004). Updating traditional trade direction algorithms with liquidity motivation. Paper presented at the Alternative perspectives in finance and accounting bi-annual meeting, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Abstract
Trade-direction algorithms play an important role in traditional studies of market microstructure and in understanding the market for immediacy. This paper examines the underlying definition of trade origination and proposes a new liquidity motivation (LM) method to classify individual trades using orders. This LM model represents a unique alternative to the traditional algorithms used in most microstructure research. Using the NYSE TORQ database, LM trade classifications are compared with traditional methods for classifying trade direction. We document systematic biases resulting from the conventional algorithms and provide an alternative liquidity-based classification method that captures the actual behavior of market participants.
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William J. Bertin, David Michayluk, and Laurie Prather. "Updating traditional trade direction algorithms with liquidity motivation" Paper presented at the Alternative perspectives in finance and accounting bi-annual meeting. Stockholm, Sweden. Aug. 2004.
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/laurie_prather/12