The Microstructure of Financial Markets

The analysis of the microstructure of financial markets has been one of the most important areas of research in finance and has allowed scholars and practitioners alike to have a much more sophisticated understanding of the dynamics of price formation in financial markets. Frank de Jong and Barbara Rindi provide an integrated graduate level textbook treatment of the theory and empirics of the subject, starting with a detailed description of the trading systems on stock exchanges and other markets and then turning to economic theory and asset pricing models. Special attention is paid to models explaining transaction costs, with a treatment of the measurement of these costs and the implications for the return on investment. The final chapters review recent developments in the academic literature. End-of-chapter exercises and downloadable data from the book's companion website provide opportunities to revise and apply models developed in the text.

Author: Frank de Jong, Barbara Rindi
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 05/14/2009
Pages: 210
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.84lbs
Size: 9.60h x 6.70w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780521687270

About the Author
Rindi, Barbara: - Barbara Rindi is Associate Professor of Economics at Bocconi University in Milan. She is also a researcher for for the Paolo Baffi Centre for Monetary and Financial Economics.de Jong, Frank: - Frank de Jong is Professor of Financial Markets and Risk Management at Tilburg University. He is also a senior research fellow and program coordinator at Netspar, an independent network for research and education in the field of pensions, aging and retirement.