The Post-Reform Bid-Ask Spread Disparity between Nasdaq and the Nyse

We report further evidence of the difference in execution costs between Nasdaq and the NYSE before and after the 1997 market reforms. We find that informed trading costs are consistently higher on Nasdaq both before and after the reforms. In the pre-reform period the Nasdaq-NYSE disparity in bid-ask...

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Main Authors: WU, Chunchi, He, Yan
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spelling sg-smu-ink.lkcsb_research-17922010-09-23T06:24:04Z The Post-Reform Bid-Ask Spread Disparity between Nasdaq and the Nyse WU, Chunchi He, Yan We report further evidence of the difference in execution costs between Nasdaq and the NYSE before and after the 1997 market reforms. We find that informed trading costs are consistently higher on Nasdaq both before and after the reforms. In the pre-reform period the Nasdaq-NYSE disparity in bid-ask spreads cannot be completely attributed to the difference in informed trading costs. However, in the post-reform period the spread difference between these two markets becomes insignificant with the effect of informed trading costs controlled. Our findings are consistent with the contention that the reforms have largely reduced noninformation trading costs and dealers' rents. 2003-01-01T08:00:00Z text https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/793 info:doi/10.1111/1475-6803.00055 Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business eng Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University Business
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WU, Chunchi
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The Post-Reform Bid-Ask Spread Disparity between Nasdaq and the Nyse
description We report further evidence of the difference in execution costs between Nasdaq and the NYSE before and after the 1997 market reforms. We find that informed trading costs are consistently higher on Nasdaq both before and after the reforms. In the pre-reform period the Nasdaq-NYSE disparity in bid-ask spreads cannot be completely attributed to the difference in informed trading costs. However, in the post-reform period the spread difference between these two markets becomes insignificant with the effect of informed trading costs controlled. Our findings are consistent with the contention that the reforms have largely reduced noninformation trading costs and dealers' rents.
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author WU, Chunchi
He, Yan
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He, Yan
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title The Post-Reform Bid-Ask Spread Disparity between Nasdaq and the Nyse
title_short The Post-Reform Bid-Ask Spread Disparity between Nasdaq and the Nyse
title_full The Post-Reform Bid-Ask Spread Disparity between Nasdaq and the Nyse
title_fullStr The Post-Reform Bid-Ask Spread Disparity between Nasdaq and the Nyse
title_full_unstemmed The Post-Reform Bid-Ask Spread Disparity between Nasdaq and the Nyse
title_sort post-reform bid-ask spread disparity between nasdaq and the nyse
publisher Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University
publishDate 2003
url https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/793
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