Date of Award
1-1-2024
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Ph.D. in Business Administration
First Advisor
Robert Van Ness
Second Advisor
Bonnie Van Ness
Third Advisor
Kathleen Fuller
Relational Format
dissertation/thesis
Abstract
We find trading dynamics in bond ETFs and equity ETFs to be different. Although lit trading activity in equity ETFs is greater than bond ETFs, hidden liquidity in bond ETFs is significantly higher than in equity ETFs. Dark trading volume in bond ETFs is also greater than dark trading volume in equity ETFs. Results are robust to an out-of-sample test and is not driven by a specific exchange or specific types of bond ETFs. The extensive use of hidden and dark liquidity for bond ETFs relative to equity ETFs indicates that demand for opaquely trading bond ETFs has value to traders, which may be due to no pre-trade transparency in the underlying bond markets.
Recommended Citation
Pan, Cindy, "The Trading Dynamics of Corporate Bonds and Bond ETFs" (2024). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 2855.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/etd/2855