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1 Market Microstructure Invariants Albert S. Kyle and Anna A. Obizhaeva University of Maryland TI-SoFiE Conference 212 Amsterdam, Netherlands March 27, 212 Kyle and Obizhaeva Market Microstructure Invariants 1/7

2 Overview Our goal is to explain how order size, order frequency, market impact and bid-ask spread vary across stocks with different trading activity. We develop a model of market microstructure invariance that generates predictions concerning cross-sectional variations of these variables. These predictions are tested using a data set of portfolio transitions and find a strong support in the data. The model implies simple formulas for order size, order frequency, market impact, and bid-ask spread as functions of observable dollar trading volume and volatility. Kyle and Obizhaeva Market Microstructure Invariants 2/7

3 A Framework When portfolio managers trade stocks, they can be thought of as playing trading games. Since managers trade many different stocks, we can think of them as playing many different trading games simultaneously, a different game for each stock. The intuition behind a trading game was first described by Jack Treynor (1971). In that game informed traders, noise traders and market makers traded with each other. Kyle and Obizhaeva Market Microstructure Invariants 3/7

4 Games Across Stocks Stocks are different in terms of their trading activity: dollar trading volume, volatility etc. Trading games look different across stocks only at first sight! Our intuition is that trading games are the same across stocks, except for the length of time over which these games are played or the speed with which they are played. Kyle and Obizhaeva Market Microstructure Invariants 4/7

5 Games Across Stocks Only the speed with which time passes varies, when trading activity varies: For active stocks (high trading volume and high volatility), trading games are played at a fast pace, i.e. the length of trading day is small. For inactive stocks (low trading volume and low volatility), trading games are played at a slow pace, i.e. the length of trading day is large. Kyle and Obizhaeva Market Microstructure Invariants 5/7

6 Reduced Form Approach We assume that orders arrive according to a compound Poisson process with order arrival rate γ and order size being a random variable Q. Q and γ vary across stocks. Kyle and Obizhaeva Market Microstructure Invariants 6/7

7 Bets We think of orders as bets whose size is measured by dollar standard deviation over time. Bet size over a calendar day: B = P Q σ Bet size increases as a square root with time. Kyle and Obizhaeva Market Microstructure Invariants 7/7

8 Bet Frequency Bets arrive in the market with an assumed frequency. Bet frequency per calendar day: γ Bet frequency increases proportionally with time. Kyle and Obizhaeva Market Microstructure Invariants 8/7

9 Trading Activity Stocks differ in their Trading Activity W, or a measure of gross risk transfer, defined as dollar volume adjusted for volatility σ: W = V P σ = ζ/2 γ E{ B }. Execution of bets induces extra volume; ζ adjusts for non-bet volume; we assume ζ is constant and equal to two. Kyle and Obizhaeva Market Microstructure Invariants 9/7

10 Theoretical Irrelevance Principles Modigliani-Miller Irrelevance: The trading game involving a financial security issued by a firm is independent of its capital structure: Stock Split Irrelevance, Leverage Irrelevance. Time-Clock Irrelevance: The trading game is independent of the speed at which the time clock ticks. Kyle and Obizhaeva Market Microstructure Invariants 1/7

11 Trading Game Invariant Irrelevances imply trading game invariant Ĩ : Ĩ = P Q σ γ 1/2 = B = const. γ1/2 Bet frequency γ increases twice as fast as bet size B, as trading speeds up. Both are not affected by stock splits and changes in leverage. Trading game takes place in transaction time. Kyle and Obizhaeva Market Microstructure Invariants 11/7

12 Bets and Trading Activity Bet frequency increases twice as fast as bet size, as trading speeds up, and trading activity W is equal W = V P σ = γ E{ Q } P σ, W = γ E{ B }. Implications: bet frequency γ W 2/3 and bet size B W 1/3! Kyle and Obizhaeva Market Microstructure Invariants 12/7

13 Price Impact and Spread Irrelevancies have implications for price impact and bid-ask spread, but we need to make additional assumptions which are consistent with many models: Linear price impact of bets leads to a fraction ψ 2 of price variance. Bid-ask spread cost of a bet is a fraction ϕ of price impact cost of a bet. Kyle and Obizhaeva Market Microstructure Invariants 13/7

14 Irrelevances and Transaction Costs Existence of trading game invariant Ĩ and additional assumptions have implications for price impact λ and spread κ: λ V σ P E{ Ĩ }2/3 = ψ E{ I 2 } W 1/3. 1/2 κ σ P = 1 2 ϕ ψ E{Ĩ 2 } 1/2 E{ Ĩ } W -1/3. 2/3 Kyle and Obizhaeva Market Microstructure Invariants 14/7

15 Market Microstructure Invariance as an Empirical Hypothesis For different securities and the same securities at different times: Trading Game Invariance: The distributions of trading game invariants Ĩ = are the same. B γ 1/2 Market Impact Invariance: Linear price impact of bets explains the same constant fraction ψ 2 of returns variance. Bid-Ask Spread Invariance: Bid-ask spread cost of a bet is the same constant fraction ϕ of impact costs of a bet. Market Microstructure Invariants: Ĩ, ψ, and ϕ. Kyle and Obizhaeva Market Microstructure Invariants 15/7

16 A Benchmark Stock Benchmark Stock - daily volatility σ = 2 bps, price P = $4, volume V = 1 million shares. Trades over a calendar day: buy orders sell orders One CALENDAR Day Arrival Rate γ = 4 Avg. Order Size Q as fraction of V = 1/4 Market Impact of 1/4 V = 2 bps / 4 1/2 = 1 bps Spread = k bps Kyle and Obizhaeva Market Microstructure Invariants 16/7

17 Market Microstructure Invariance - Intuition Benchmark Stock with Volume V (γ, Q ) Stock with Volume V = 8 V (γ = γ 4, Q = Q 2) Market Impact of 1/16 V = 2 bps / (4 8 2/3 ) 1/2 = 5 bps Avg. Order Size Q as fraction of V = 1/4 Market Impact of 1/4 V = 2 bps / 4 1/2 = 1 bps Spread = k bps Avg. Order Size Q as fraction of V = 1/16 = 1/4 8 2/3 Market Impact of 1/4 V = 4 5 bps = 1 bps 8 1/3 Spread = k bps 8 1/3

18 Market Microstructure Invariance - Predictions If trading activity W increases by one percent, some algebra implies the following cross-sectional predictions: Trade Size, as a percentage of average daily volume, decreases by 2/3 of one percent; Market impact of trading X percent of average daily volume increases by 1/3 of one percent; Bid-ask spread decreases by 1/3 of one percent. Kyle and Obizhaeva Market Microstructure Invariants 18/7

19 Market Microstructure Invariance - Math The Model of Market Microstructure Invariance implies: Market Impact: λ TG = const W 1/3 σp V Bid-Ask Spread: k TG = const W 1/3 σp Order Size: Q TG V = const B H W 2/3 Length of Trading Day: H = const W 2/3 where W = V P σ defines trading activity. Kyle and Obizhaeva Market Microstructure Invariants 19/7

20 Alternative Theories We consider two alternative theories: 1. Naive alternative Model of Invariant Bet Frequency based on intuition that as trading activity increases, the size of bets increases proportionally, but their arrival rate remains constant. 2. Naive alternative Model of Invariant Bet Size based on the intuition that as trading activity increases, the size of bets remains the same, but their arrival rate increases proportionally. Kyle and Obizhaeva Market Microstructure Invariants 2/7

21 Model of Invariant Bet Frequency Model of Invariant Bet Frequency assumes that all variation in trading activity W is explained entirely by variation in bet size. As trading activity varies across stocks, Bet size B varies proportionally. Bet frequency γ remains constant. Kyle and Obizhaeva Market Microstructure Invariants 21/7

22 Invariant Bet Frequency - Intuition Benchmark Stock with Volume V (γ, Q ) Stock with Volume V = 8 V (γ = γ, Q = Q 8) buy orders sell orders buy orders sell orders One CALENDAR Day One CALENDAR Day Avg. Order Size Q as fraction of V = 1/4 Market Impact of 1/4 V = 2 bps / 4 1/2 = 1 bps Spread = k bps Avg. Order Size Q as fraction of V = 1/4 Market Impact of 1/4 V = 2 bps / 4 1/2 = 1 bps Spread = k bps

23 Invariant Bet Frequency - Predictions If trading activity increases by one percent, then some math implies the following cross-sectional predictions: Trade Size, as a fraction of average daily volume, is constant because order size increases proportionally with average daily volume; Market impact of trading X percent of average daily volume is constant; Bid-ask spread is constant. Intuition: There is the same number of independent (but larger) bets per day, trading volume and order imbalances increase at the same rate; market depth does not change. Kyle and Obizhaeva Market Microstructure Invariants 23/7

24 Invariant Bet Frequency - Comment We believe that the model of Invariant Bet Frequency is the default model that implicitly but incorrectly guides the intuition of many asset managers. Model justifies trading say no more than 1% of average daily volume for all stocks, regardless of level of trading activity. Model justifies imputing same number of basis points in transactions costs for individual stocks in a basket with both active and inactive stocks, where size of trades are proportional to average daily volume. Kyle and Obizhaeva Market Microstructure Invariants 24/7

25 Invariant Bet Frequency - Prediction Math The Model of Invariant Bet Frequency implies: Market Impact: λ γ = const W σp V Bid-Ask Spread: k γ = const W σp Order Size: Q γ V = const Z W Length of Trading Day: H = 1 W where W = V P σ defines trading activity. Kyle and Obizhaeva Market Microstructure Invariants 25/7

26 Model of Invariant Bet Size Model of Invariant Bet Size assumes that all variation in trading activity is explained exclusively by variation in bet frequency. As trading activity varies across stocks, Bet size B remains constant. Bet frequency γ varies proportionally. Kyle and Obizhaeva Market Microstructure Invariants 26/7

27 Invariant Bet Size - Intuition Benchmark Stock with Volume V (γ, Q ) Stock with Volume V = 8 V (γ = γ 8, Q = Q ) buy orders sell orders buy orders sell orders One CALENDAR Day One CALENDAR Day Avg. Order Size Q as fraction of V = 1/4 Market Impact of 1/4 V = 2 bps / 4 1/2 = 1 bps Spread = k bps Market Impact of 1/32 V = 2 bps / 32 1/2 Avg. Order Size Q as fraction of V = 1/32 = 1/4 8 1 Market Impact of 1/4 V = 8 2 bps / 32 1/2 bps = 1 bps 8 1/2 Spread = k bps 8 1/2

28 Invariant Bet Size - Predictions If trading activity increases by one percent, then some math implies the following cross-sectional predictions: Trade Size, as a fraction of average daily volume, decreases by one percent; Market impact of trading X percent of average daily volume increase by 1/2 of one percent; Bid-ask spread decreases by 1/2 of one percent. Intuition: Since there are more independent bets per day, trading volume increases twice as fast as order imbalances. Thus, market depth increases at half the rate as trading volume. Kyle and Obizhaeva Market Microstructure Invariants 28/7

29 Invariant Bet Size - Prediction Math The Model of Invariant Bet Size implies: Market Impact: λ B = const W 1/2 σp V, Bid-Ask Spread: k B = const W 1/2 σp, Order Size: Q B V = const B W 1, Length of Trading Day: H = 1 W, where W = V P σ defines trading activity. Kyle and Obizhaeva Market Microstructure Invariants 29/7

30 Identification Note that the level of market impact, the level of bid-ask spreads, and the average size of bets are not identified by the theory, but can be estimated from data. Note that the length of the trading day is not identified as well, and we cannot estimate it from data using our methodology either. Kyle and Obizhaeva Market Microstructure Invariants 3/7

31 Summary our main model alternative 1 alternative 2 Trading Game Invariance *Time Clock Irrelevance (Trading Game Invariant) Modigliani-Miller Irrelevance Bet Frequency Invariance (Invariant Bet Frequency) Modigliani-Miller Irrelevance Market Impact Invariance Bid-Ask Spread Invariance Bet Size Invariance (Invariant Bet Size) Modigliani-Miller Irrelevance order size tests impact tests spread tests The Model of Market Microstructure Invariance: (Trading Game + Market Impact + Bid-Ask Spread Invariance) Market Microstructure Invariants: Ĩ, ψ, and ϕ. Kyle and Obizhaeva Market Microstructure Invariants 31/7

32 Testing - Portfolio Transition Data The empirical implications of the three proposed models are tested using a proprietary dataset of portfolio transitions. Portfolio transition occurs when an old (legacy) portfolio is replaced with a new (target) portfolio during replacement of fund management or changes in asset allocation. Our data includes 2,68+ portfolio transitions executed by a large vendor of portfolio transition services over the period from 21 to 25. Dataset reports executions of 4,+ orders with average size of about 4% of ADV. Kyle and Obizhaeva Market Microstructure Invariants 32/7

33 Portfolio Transitions and Trades We use the data on transition orders to examine which model makes the most reasonable assumptions about how the size of trades varies with trading activity. Kyle and Obizhaeva Market Microstructure Invariants 33/7

34 Distribution of Order Sizes Trading game invariance predicts that distributions of order sizes X, adjusted for differences in trading activity W, are the same across different stocks: ( Q [ W ] 2/3 ) ln V W. We compare these distributions across 1 volume and 5 volatility groups. Kyle and Obizhaeva Market Microstructure Invariants 34/7

35 Distributions of Order Sizes volume group 1 volume group 4 volume group 7 volume group 9 volume group 1 st dev group 3 st dev group N=7337 N=9272 N=767 N=9296 N=11626 m=-5.86 m=-6.3 m=-5.81 m=-5.61 m=-5.48 v=2.19 v=2.43 v=2.45 v=2.39 v=2.34 s=.2 s=.9 s=-. s=-.19 s=-.21 k=3.21 k=2.73 k=2.94 k=3.14 k= N=12181 N=8875 N=5755 N=8845 N=924 m=-5.66 m=-5.8 m=-5.83 m=-5.61 m=-5.42 v=2.32 v=2.58 v=2.61 v=2.48 v=2.48 s=.5 s=-.3 s=.2 s=-.4 s=-.13 k=2.98 k=2.8 k=2.9 k=3.22 k= st dev st dev group N=2722 N=1268 N=6589 N=745 N=8437 m=-5.74 m=-5.64 m=-5.77 m=-5.72 m=-5.59 v=2.7 v=2.41 v=2.77 v=2.65 v=2.82 s=-.2 s=-.8 s=.4 s=-.7 s=.4 k=2.9 k=2.96 k=2.95 k=3.12 k= volume Trading game invariance works well for entire distributions of order sizes. These distributions are approximately log-normal. Kyle and Obizhaeva Market Microstructure Invariants 35/7

36 Log-Normality of Order Size Distributions Panel A: Quantile-to-Quantile Plot for Empirical and Lognormal Distribution. Log Rank Log Adjusted Order Size volume group 1 volume group 4 volume group 7 volume group 9 N=65,81 m=-5.7 v=2.45 s=.2 k=3. N=49,532 m=-5.8 v=2.54 s=-.3 k=2.83 N=3,71 m=-5.79 v=2.62 s=-.1 k=2.95 N=42,331 m=-5.63 v=2.51 s=-.8 k=3.21 Panel B: Logarithm of Ranks against Quantiles of Empirical Distribution. volume group 1 volume group 4 volume group 7 volume group 9 N=49,666 m=-5.48 v=2.51 s=-.12 k=3.37 volume group 1 volume group 1 Trading game invariance works well for entire distributions of order sizes. These distributions are approximately log-normal. Kyle and Obizhaeva Market Microstructure Invariants 36/7

37 Tests for Orders Size - Design All three models are nested into one specification that relates trading activity W and the trade size Q, proxied by a transition order of X shares, as a fraction of average daily volume V : [ Xi ] [ Wi ] ln = q + a ln + ϵ V i W The variables are scaled so that e q 1 4 is (assuming log-normal distribution) the median size of liquidity trade as a fraction of daily volume (in bps) for a benchmark stock with: - daily standard deviation of 2%, - price of $4 per share, - trading volume of 1 million shares per day, - trading activity W = 2% $4 1 million. Kyle and Obizhaeva Market Microstructure Invariants 37/7

38 Tests for Orders Size - Design Three models differ only in their predictions about parameter a. Model of Trading Game Invariance: a = 2/3. Model of Invariant Bet Frequency: a =. Model of Invariant Bet Size: a = 1. We estimate the parameter a to examine which of three models make the most reasonable assumptions. Kyle and Obizhaeva Market Microstructure Invariants 38/7

39 Tests for Orders Size - Results NYSE NASDAQ All Buy Sell Buy Sell q -5.67*** -5.68*** -5.63*** -5.75*** -5.65*** (.17) (.22) (.18) (.33) (.31) a -.63*** -.63*** -.6*** -.71*** -.61*** (.8) (.1) (.8) (.19) (.12) Model of Trading Game Invariance: a = 2/3. Model of Invariant Bet Frequency: a =. Model of Invariant Bet Size: a = 1. is 1%-significance, is 5%-significance, is 1%-significance. Kyle and Obizhaeva Market Microstructure Invariants 39/7

40 Tests for Orders Size - F-Tests NYSE NASDAQ All Buy Sell Buy Sell Model of Trading Game Invariance: a = 2/3 F-test p-val Model of Invariant Bet Frequency: a = F-test p-val..... Model of Invariant Bet Size: a = 1 F-test p-val..... Kyle and Obizhaeva Market Microstructure Invariants 4/7

41 Tests for Orders Size - R 2 NYSE NASDAQ All Buy Sell Buy Sell Three Parameters: P, V, σ Adj.R One Parameter: W = P V σ Adj.R Model of Trading Game Invariance: a = 2/3 Adj.R Model of Invariant Bet Frequency: a = Adj.R Model of Invariant Bet Size: a = 1 Adj.R Kyle and Obizhaeva Market Microstructure Invariants 41/7

42 Tests for Orders Size - Summary Model of Trading Game Invariance assumes: An increase of one percent in trading activity W leads to a decrease of 2/3 of one percent in size of liquidity trade as a fraction of daily volume (for constant returns volatility). Results: The estimates provide strong support for Model of Trading Game Invariance. The coefficient predicted to be -2/3 is estimated to be Discussion: The assumptions made in our model match the data economically. F-test rejects our model statistically because of small standard errors. Alternative models are rejected soundly with very large F-values. Estimating coefficients on P, V, σ improves R 2 very little compared with imposing coefficient value of 2/3. Kyle and Obizhaeva Market Microstructure Invariants 42/7

43 Order Sizes Across Volume Groups Do the data match models assumptions across 1 volume groups? [ Xi ] ln = V 1,i [ 1 j=1 ] [ Wi ] I j,i q j + a ln + ϵ W Parameter a is restricted to values predicted by each model (a = 2/3, a =, or a = 1). Indicator variable I j,i is one if ith order is in the jth volume groups. Dummy variables q j, j = 1,..1 quantify the average trade size for a benchmark stock based on data for jth volume group. If assumptions of the model are reasonable, then all dummy variables should be constant across volume groups. Kyle and Obizhaeva Market Microstructure Invariants 43/7

44 Average Order Sizes Across Volume Groups LN ( Yi ) Trading Game Invariance Invariant Bet Frequency Invariant Bet Size -7 Figure plots average order size q j across 1 volume groups. Group 1 contains stocks with the lowest volume. Group 1 contains stocks with the highest volume. The volume thresholds are 3th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 75th, 8th, 85th, 9th, and 95th percentiles for NYSE stocks. Kyle and Obizhaeva Market Microstructure Invariants 44/7

45 Tests for Orders Size - Summary Predictions: If the data match assumptions well, then all dummy variables q j, j = 1,.1 should be constant across volume groups. Results: The data match the assumptions of Model of Trading Game Invariance much better than the two alternative models. Discussion: Pattern of dummy variables of Model of Trading Game Invariance is reasonably constant. But note that in Model of Trading Game Invariance, trade size for largest 5% of stocks is statistically larger than predicted by the model, due to low standard errors. Alternative models fail miserably to explain the data on trade sizes. Kyle and Obizhaeva Market Microstructure Invariants 45/7

46 Tests for Orders Size - Conclusion Data on the sizes of portfolio transition orders strongly support assumptions made in Model of Trading Game Invariance. The data soundly reject assumptions made in alternative models. Intuition: when trading activity increases, both frequency and size of trades increase; neither remains constant. Kyle and Obizhaeva Market Microstructure Invariants 46/7

47 Portfolio Transitions and Trading Costs We use data on the implementation shortfall of portfolio transition trades to test predictions of the three proposed models concerning how transaction costs, both market impact and bid-ask spread, vary with trading activity. Kyle and Obizhaeva Market Microstructure Invariants 47/7

48 Portfolio Transitions and Trading Costs Implementation shortfall is the difference between actual trading prices (average execution prices) and hypothetical prices resulting from paper trading (price at previous close). There are several problems usually associated with using implementation shortfall to estimate transactions costs. Portfolio transition orders avoid most of these problems. Kyle and Obizhaeva Market Microstructure Invariants 48/7

49 Problem I with Implementation Shortfall Implementation shortfall is a biased estimate of transaction costs when it is based on price changes and executed quantities, because these quantities themselves are often correlated with price changes in a manner which biases transactions costs estimates. Example A: Orders are often canceled when price runs away. Since these non-executed, high-cost orders are left out of the sample, we would underestimate transaction costs. Example B: When a trader places an order to buy stock, he has in mind placing another order to buy more stock a short time later. For portfolio transitions, this problem does not occur: Orders are not canceled. The timing of transitions is somewhat exogenous. Kyle and Obizhaeva Market Microstructure Invariants 49/7

50 Problems II with Implementation Shortfall The second problem is statistical power. Example: Suppose that 1% ADV has a transactions cost of 2 bps, but the stock has a volatility of 2 bps. Order adds only 1% to the variance of returns. A properly specified regression will have an R squared of 1% only! For portfolio transitions, this problem does not occur: Large and numerous orders improve statistical precision. Kyle and Obizhaeva Market Microstructure Invariants 5/7

51 Tests For Market Impact and Spread - Design All three models are nested into one specification that relates trading activity W and implementation shortfall C for a transition order for X shares: C i [.2 ] = 1 σ 2 λ [ Wi ] α X i + 1 W (.1)V i 2 k [ Wi ] α1 (X omt,i + X ec,i ) + ϵ W X i The variables are scaled so that parameters λ and k measure in basis point the market impact (for 1% of daily volume V ) and spread for a benchmark stock with volatility 2% per day, price $4 per share, and daily volume of 1 million shares. Spread is assumed to be paid only on shares executed externally in open markets and external crossing networks, not on internal crosses. Implementation shortfall is adjusted for differences in volatility. Kyle and Obizhaeva Market Microstructure Invariants 51/7

52 Tests For Market Impact and Spread - Design The three models make different predictions about parameters a and a 1. Model of Trading Game Invariants: α = 1/3, α 1 = 1/3. Model of Invariant Bet Frequency: α =, α 1 =. Model of Invariant Bet Size: α = 1/2, α 1 = 1/2. We estimate a and a 1 to test which of three models make the most reasonable predictions. Kyle and Obizhaeva Market Microstructure Invariants 52/7

53 Tests For Market Impact and Spread - Results NYSE NASDAQ All Buy Sell Buy Sell 1 / 2 λ 2.85*** 2.5*** 2.33*** 4.2*** 2.99*** (.245) (.515) (.365) (.753) (.662) α.33***.18***.33***.33***.35*** (.24) (.45) (.54) (.53) (.45) 1 / 2 k 6.31*** 14.99*** 2.82* 8.38* 3.94** (1.131) (2.529) (1.394) (3.328) (1.498) α *** -.19*** -.46*** -.36*** -.45*** (.25) (.45) (.61) (.61) (.47) Model of Trading Game Invariance: α = 1/3, α 1 = 1/3. Model of Invariant Bet Frequency: α =, α 1 =. Model of Invariant Bet Size: α = 1/2, α 1 = 1/2. is 1%-significance, is 5%-significance, is 1%-significance. Kyle and Obizhaeva Market Microstructure Invariants 53/7

54 Tests For Market Impact and Spread - F-Tests NYSE NASDAQ All Buy Sell Buy Sell Model of Trading Game Invariance: α = 1/3, α 1 = 1/3 F-test p-val Model of Invariant Bet Frequency: α =, α 1 = F-test p-val..... Model of Invariant Bet Size: α = 1/2, α 1 = 1/2 F-test p-val Kyle and Obizhaeva Market Microstructure Invariants 54/7

55 Tests for Impact and Spread - Summary Model of Trading Game Invariance predicts: The coefficient for market impact is α = 1/3. The coefficient for bid-ask spread is α 1 = 1/3. Results: Coefficient α is estimated to be.33, matching prediction of Trading Game Invariance exactly. Coefficient α 1 is estimated to be.39, matching prediction of the model reasonably closely. Discussion: Model of Trading Game Invariance is statistically rejected due to small standard errors and imperfect match for spread. Alternative models are soundly rejected. For benchmark stock, half-spread is 7.9 basis points and half market impact is 2.89 basis points (restricting α to be 1/3 and α 1 to be -1/3). Kyle and Obizhaeva Market Microstructure Invariants 55/7

56 Transactions Costs Across Volume Groups Do the data match models assumptions across 1 volume groups? [.2 ] 1 C i = I j,i 1/ 2 λ j [ W ] i α X i 1 + I j,i 1/ 2 k j [ W ] i α1 (X omt,i + X ec,i ) + ϵ σ W j=1 (.1)V i W j=1 X i Parameter α and α 1 are restricted to values predicted by each model (α = 1/3, α = 1/3; α =, α = ; or α = 1/2, α = 1/2). Indicator variable I j,i is one if ith order is in the jth volume groups. Dummy variables λ j and k j, j = 1,..1 quantify the market impact and spread for jth volume group. If assumptions of the model are reasonable, then all dummy variables should be constant across volume groups. Kyle and Obizhaeva Market Microstructure Invariants 56/7

57 Transactions Costs Across Volume Groups Half Price Impact Half Effective Spread Trading Game Invariance Invariant Bet Frequency Invariant Bet Size Figure plots half market impact 1 λ 2 j and half effective spread 1 k 2 j across 1 volume groups. Group 1 contains stocks with the lowest volume. Group 1 contains stocks with the highest volume. The volume thresholds are 3th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 75th, 8th, 85th, 9th, and 95th percentiles for NYSE stocks. Kyle and Obizhaeva Market Microstructure Invariants 57/7

58 Tests for Impact and Spread - Summary Predictions: If the data match predictions well, then all dummy variable λ j and k j, j = 1,..1 should be constant across volume groups. Results: Pattern is more stable for our model of Trading Game Invariance than for other two models. Discussion: High precision for small stock anchors models parameters. For model of Trading Game Invariance, most active stocks have less impact and higher spreads than predicted, due to basket trades? Model of Invariant Bet Frequency gives more weight to orders in small stocks (since these orders are large relative to volume) and incorrectly extrapolates the estimates for small stocks to large ones. This model does reasonably when small stocks are excluded from the sample. Kyle and Obizhaeva Market Microstructure Invariants 58/7

59 Conclusions Our tests provide strong support for the model of Trading Game Invariance which implies, for example, that a one percent increase in trading activity W = V P σ is associated with... an increase of 1/3 of one percent in average order size, an increase of 2/3 of one percent in its arrival frequency, and leads to... an increase of 1/3 of one percent in market impact, a decrease of 1/3 of one percent in bid-ask spread. Kyle and Obizhaeva Market Microstructure Invariants 59/7

60 Practical Implications For a benchmark stock, half market impact 1 2 λ is 2.89 basis points and half-spread 1 2 k is 7.9 basis points. The Model of Market Microstructure Invariants extrapolates these estimates and allows us to calculate expected trading costs for any order of X shares for any security using a simple formula: C(X ) = 1 ( ) 1/3 W σ X 2 λ (4)(1 6 )(.2).2 (.1)V + 1 ( 2 k where trading activity W = σ P V σ is the expected daily volatility, V is the expected daily trading volume in shares, P is the price. W (4)(1 6 )(.2) ) 1/3 σ.2, Kyle and Obizhaeva Market Microstructure Invariants 6/7

61 1987 Stock Market Crash Facts about 1987 stock market crash: Trading volume on October 19 was $4 billion ($2 billion futures plus $2 billion stock). Typical volume was lower (say $2 billion) but inflation makes 1987 dollar worth more than dollar. Volatility during crash was extremely high, so 2% expected volatility per day might be reasonable. From Wednesday to Tuesday, portfolio insurers sold $14 Billion ($1 billion futures plus $4 billion stock). From Wednesday to Tuesday, S&P 5 futures declined from 312 to 185, a decline of 41% (including bad basis). Dow declined from 25 to 17, a decline of 32%. Kyle and Obizhaeva Market Microstructure Invariants 61/7

62 1987 Stock Market Crash Our market impact formula implies decline of ( ) / /4.1 = 2.23% Our model suggests portfolio insurance selling had market impact of about 2%. Keep in mind that assumptions are approximations, so result is an approximation as well. Kyle and Obizhaeva Market Microstructure Invariants 62/7

63 Fraud at Société Générale, January 28 Facts about a fraud: From Jan 21 to Jan 23, a fraudulent position of Jérôme Kerviel had to be liquidated: e3 billion in STOXX5 futures, e18 billion in DAX futures, and e2 billion in FTSE futures,. Trading volume was e61 billion in STOXX5 futures, e38 billion in DAX futures, and e8 billion in FTSE futures. Volatility was about 1% per day. Bank has reported exceptional losses of e6.4 billion, which were attributed to adverse market movements between Jan 21 and Jan 23. Kyle and Obizhaeva Market Microstructure Invariants 63/7

64 Fraud at Société Générale, January 28 Our market impact formula implies a total liquidation costs of about e3.6 billion. If we take into account losses on Kerviel s position during the market s decline between 31 Dec 27 and 18 Jan 28 (estimated to range between e2 billion and e4 billion), we conclude that our estimates are consistent with reported losses of e6.4 billion. Kyle and Obizhaeva Market Microstructure Invariants 64/7

65 The Flash Crash of May 6, 21 News media report that a large trader sold 75, S&P 5 E-mini contracts. Prices fell approximately 3 bp during first part of day, then suddenly fell about 5 bp over 1 minutes, then rose about 5 bp over next 1 minutes. One contracts represents ownership of about $55, with S&P level of 11. Typical contract volume was about 2 million contracts per day, or $11 billion (but much higher on May 6). Volatility was high due to European debt crisis; rough estimate is σ =.2 Our market impact formula implies decline of ( ) 1/ = 33.67bp Flash crash research in progress by Kirilenko, Kyle, Tuzun, and Samadi. Kyle and Obizhaeva Market Microstructure Invariants 65/7

66 More Practical Implications Trading Rate: If it is reasonable to restrict trading of the benchmark stock to say 1% of average daily volume, then a smaller percentage would be appropriate for more liquid stocks and a larger percentage would be appropriate for less liquid stocks. Components of Trading Costs: For orders of a given percentage of average daily volume, say 1%, bid-ask spread is a relatively larger component of transactions costs for less active stocks, and market impact is a relatively larger component of costs for more active stocks. Comparison of Execution Quality: When comparing execution quality across brokers specializing in stocks of different levels of trading activity, performance metrics should take account of nonlinearities documented in our paper. Kyle and Obizhaeva Market Microstructure Invariants 66/7

67 Evidence From TAQ Dataset Before 21 Trading game invariance seems to work in TAQ before 21, subject to market frictions (Kyle, Obizhaeva and Tuzun (21)). price group 1 price group 2 volume group 1 volume group 4 volume group 7 volume group 9 volume group 1 N=197 N=65 N=31 N=29 N=44 M=15 M=13 M=171 M=335 M=938 N=222 N=45 N=3 N=31 N=23 M=11 M=68 M=131 M=214 M=53 price volatility price group 3 N=27 N=45 N=13 N=11 N=4 M=9 M=56 M=14 M=242 M=46 price group 4 N=223 N=3 N=2 N=4 N=1 M=7 M=52 M=233 M=13 M=37 volume Kyle and Obizhaeva Market Microstructure Invariants 67/7

68 Evidence From TAQ Dataset After 21 Trading game invariance is hard to test in TAQ after 21. price group 1 price group 2 volume group 1 volume group 4 volume group 7 volume group 9 volume group 1 N=75 N=68 N=34 N=34 N=48 M=843 M=12823 M=2175 M=39381 M=7442 N=657 N=67 N=34 N=3 N=19 M=835 M=7762 M=14869 M=24647 M=59122 price volatility price group 3 N=713 N=61 N=17 N=13 N=1 M=561 M=5174 M=113 M=287 M=36283 price group 4 N=974 N=15 N=7 N=12 N=9 M=185 M=4361 M=6924 M=14475 M=3292 volume Kyle and Obizhaeva Market Microstructure Invariants 68/7

69 News Articles and Trading Game Invariance Data on the number of Reuters news items N is consistent with trading game invariance (Kyle, Obizhaeva, Ranjan, and Tuzun (21)). Intercept slope=2/3 Slope Overdispersion All Firms, Articles All Firms, Tags TR Firms, Articles TR Firms, Tags Kyle and Obizhaeva Market Microstructure Invariants 69/7

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