Order Flow Volatility and Equity Costs of Capital

We propose that the volatility of order flow is a proxy for costs of information asymmetry, as order flow volatility varies positively with parameters that also influence adverse selection costs of trading. Empirically, order flow volatility is significantly higher prior to earnings or merger announ...

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Main Authors: Chordia, T. (Author), Hu, J. (Author), Subrahmanyam, A. (Author), Tong, Q. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: INFORMS Inst.for Operations Res.and the Management Sciences 2019
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