The dynamics of the aggressive order during a crisis

PLoS One. 2020 May 22;15(5):e0232820. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0232820. eCollection 2020.

Abstract

We investigate the dynamics of aggressive order in the financial market to further understand volatility. To analyze aggressive order, market orders in the order book are scrutinized. The market orders have different degrees of aggressiveness; therefore, we categorize market orders into four types: types Zero, One, A, and B, of which type B is the most aggressive. To examine the dynamics and impacts of each type of order, we use both macro- and micro-level approaches. From the macroscopic perspective, the burstiness and memory of type B is highly correlated with volatility. When traders face a financial crisis, they place bursty aggressive orders, and the orders are more predictable than usual. From the microscopic perspective, we additionally focus on the influence of the orders, particularly the price impact and resilience. The aggressive order has a greater impact than others, even when the price change of the aggressive order is smaller. Moreover, the aggressive order delivers more information on price because the aggressive order has a higher price impact than the execution cost.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Bankruptcy / economics*
  • Commerce*
  • Face
  • Humans
  • Investments*
  • Models, Economic*
  • Volatilization

Grants and funding

W.-S.Jung acknowledges NRF (National Research Foundation of Korea) Grant funded by the Korean Government (NRF-2016R1D1A1B03932590). G. J. Oh was supported by NRF (National Research Foundation of Korea) Grant funded by the Korean Government (NRF-2017R1A2B4009349). https://www.nrf.re.kr/index The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.