A change in market microstructure: The switch to electronic screen trading on the New Zealand stock exchange

Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money

Volumn 8, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 261-276

  Blennerhassett, Michael ^a   Bowman, Robert G ^b  

^a Credit Suisse First Boston   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Electronic screen trading; G15; Market microstructure; Transaction costs

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032324967     PISSN: 10424431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1042-4431(98)00048-1     Document Type: Article

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