The impact of market maker competition on nasdaq spreads

Financial Review

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 55-73

  Klock, Mark ^a   McCormick, D Timothy ^b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b National Association of Securities Dealers   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Market makers; Market microstructure; Nasdaq; Spreads

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345326729     PISSN: 07328516     EISSN: 15406288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6288.1999.tb00469.x     Document Type: Article

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