Equity Trading Systems in Europe - A survey of recent changes

Thierry Foucault and Marianne DEMARCHI
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Marianne DEMARCHI: SBF, Bourse de Paris

No 663, Les Cahiers de Recherche from HEC Paris

Abstract: This paper provides a survey of recent changes in the market microstructure of the 5 largest European Stock Exchanges. We first provide a brief statistical overview of European equity markets. Then we discuss how the introduction of the Investment Services Directive and the development of institutional trading have prompted European Stock Exchanges to modify their trading systems since 1994. We show that these exchanges have converged to a similar market organization. In this organization, trading takes place in an order-driven market but trading rules can vary according to the type of securities. We also describe the remaining differences between the trading systems, in particular with respect to the consolidation of the order flow and transparency.

Keywords: trading systems; trading rules; market microstructure; European equity markets (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: G10 G14 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1998-02-01
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