McMaster University
DeGroote School of Business

IIROC-DeGroote Annual Conference 2008

3rd Annual Conference on Market Structure and Market Integrity

Nov. 10, 2008
Le Royal Meridien King Edward Hotel
37 King St. East
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

This one-day conference brought together academic researchers, professional practitioners and students to present, discuss and debate the latest issues, trends, challenges and opportunities in the market structure domain. The conference is a result of a sponsorship commitment from Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC). IIROC is the national self-regulatory organization which oversees all investment dealers and trading activity on debt and equity marketplaces in Canada. 

Key Note Address

Maureen O'HaraDr. Maureen O'Hara
Robert W. Purcell Professor of Management
Professor of Finance
Johnson Graduate School of Management
Cornell University

Best paper prize

The $10,000 Best Paper Award was presented to Dr. Jennifer Huang of the University of Texas and Dr. Jiang Wang of MIT for their paper Market Liquidity, Asset Prices, and Welfare.

Conference Papers

Time Paper Authors
7:30 a.m. -
9 a.m.
REGISTRATION AND BREAKFAST
9 a.m. -
10 a.m.

KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Market Fragmentation
Dr. Maureen O'Hara
Robert W Purcell Professor of Management, Professor of Finance
Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University

10 a.m. -
11:30 a.m.
SESSION 1: LIQUIDITY AND ASSET PRICING

1. Market Growth, Trader Participation and Derivative Pricing
[Discussion]

Michael S. Haigh
Heffrey H. Harris
James A. Overdahl
Michel A. Robe (Presenter)
2. Illiquidity as a Priced Factor: Evidence from Intradaily Data
[Discussion]
Sahn-Wook Huh (Presenter)
Brock University
3. Market Liquidity, Asset Prices and Welfare
[Discussion]
Jennifer Huang (Presenter)
Jiang Wang
11:30 a.m. -
11:45 a.m.
REFRESHMENT BREAK
11:45 a.m. -
12:45 p.m.
SESSION 2: ALLOCATION OF MARKET DATA REVENUE AND TRADING COST

1. Equity Trading and the Allocation of Market Data Revenue
[Discussion]

Cecilia Caglio (Presenter)
Stewart Mayhew
2. Persistence in Trading Cost: An Analysis of Institutional Equity Trades
[Discussion]
Amber Anand
Paul Irvine (Presenter)
Andy Puckett
Kumar Venkataraman
12:45 p.m. -
2 p.m.
LUNCH AND BEST PAPER ANNOUNCEMENT
2 p.m. -
3 p.m.
SESSION 3: SURVEILLANCE AND COMPETITION AMONG EXCHANGES
1. Exchange Surveillance Index
[Discussion]
Douglas Cumming (Presenter)
Sofia Johan
2. Competition Among Exchanges and Enforcement Policy
[Discussion]
Cecilia Caglio
Andrea Pescatori (Presenter)
3 p.m. -
3:15 p.m.
REFRESHMENT BREAK
3:15 p.m. -
4:15 p.m.
SESSION 4: SHORT SALES
1. Information Leakages in Financial Markets: Evidence from Shorting Around Insider Sales
[Discussion]
Bidisha Chakrabarty
Andriy Shkilko (Presenter)
2. A Multiple Lender Approach to Understanding Supply and Demand in the Equity Lending Market
[Discussion]
Adam C. Kolasinski
Adam V. Reed
Matthew C. Ringgenberg
(Presenter)

 

Contact Information

Executive Education
DeGroote School of Business

execed@mcmaster.ca
905-525-9140 ext. 26372

 

Program Committee

Dr. Guo Ying (Rosemary) LuoProgram Chair
Associate Professor
Finance and Business Economics
DeGroote School of Business
McMaster University
Tel: 905-525-9140 ext. 23983
luogy@mcmaster.ca

Dr. James Angel
Associate Professor
McDonough School of Business
Georgetown University

Dr. Trevor Chamberlain
Professor and Chair
 Finance and Business Economics
DeGroote School of Business McMaster University

Dr. Douglas Cumming
Associate Professor and Ontario Research Chair
York University
Schulich School of Business

Dr. Doug Harris
Vice-President and Associate General Counsel, General Counsel's Office
Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada
Tel: 416-646-7275
dharris@iiroc.ca

Dr. Craig Holden
Associate Professor of Finance
Kelley School of Business
Indiana University

Dr. Sudipto Sarkar
Professor
Finance and Business Economics
DeGroote School of Business
McMaster University

Dr. Brian Smith
Professor of Finance
School of Business and Economics
Wilfrid Laurier University