Algorithmic trading in the Iowa electronic markets

Algorithmic trading in the Iowa electronic markets

The Iowa Electronic Markets are small, real-money financial markets designed to aggregate information about future events. The market microstructure of these markets is studied and a market making model is developed to provide liquidity for one set of securities offered by this exchange. A computer program was created to employ the market making model and profit from the market’s inefficiencies...

The Role of Algorithmic Trading in Stock Liquidity and Commonality in Electronic Limit Order Markets

In investigating the effects of algorithmic trading on stock market liquidity and commonality in liquidity in different market conditions in an electronic limit order market, we find algorithmic trading increases stock liquidity by narrowing quoted and effective bid–ask spreads. Furthermore, algorithmic trading decreases commonality in liquidity; this finding is robust across a variety of liqui...

Algorithmic Bidding for Virtual Trading in Electricity Markets

We consider the problem of optimal bidding for virtual trading in two-settlement electricity markets. A virtual trader aims to arbitrage on the differences between day-ahead and real-time market prices; both prices, however, are random and unknown to market participants. An online learning algorithm is proposed to maximize the cumulative payoff over a finite number of trading sessions by alloca...

Computational Models of Algorithmic Trading in Financial Markets

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The implications of electronic trading in financial markets (January 2001)