Price-Formation Process of an Emerging Futures Market: Call Auction Versus Continuous Auction

Mei-Hsing Cheng and Hsin-Hong Kang

Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, 2007, vol. 43, issue 1, 74-97

Abstract: This study assesses the market qualities of alternative price-formation processes for an emerging futures marketâthe Taiwan futures market. In 2002, the price formation process in the market changed during the period of trade between call auction and continuous auction. The performances of call auction and continuous auction are compared using intraday data. Empirical results show that the market is more liquid, and volatility is slightly lower, under continuous auction than under call auction. Also, there is robust evidence that continuous auction improves informative efficiency. The study suggests that for an emerging futures market like that of Taiwan, continuous auction offers a better trading environment for futures trading. In addition to demonstrating the virtue of continuous auction, this study also finds that the asymmetry in volatility is related to the price formation process. The asymmetry effect exists under continuous auction, but not under call auction.

Keywords: asymmetry; call auction; continuous auction; emerging market; futures market; price-formation process (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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