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Bulk Classification of Trading Activity


David Easley


Cornell University - Department of Economics

Marcos Lopez de Prado


Hess Energy Trading Company; Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; RCC at Harvard University

Maureen O'Hara


Cornell University - Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management
March 20, 2013

Johnson School Research Paper Series No. 8-2012

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In this paper, we investigate the accuracy and efficacy of two methods for classifying trades, the tick rule and the bulk volume classification methodology. Our results indicate that the tick rule is a relatively good classifier of the aggressor side of trading, both for individual trades and in bulk. Bulk volume is shown to also be accurate for classifying buy and sell trades, but unlike the tick rule, bulk volume can also explain trading ranges for high-low prices. Thus, bulk volume would appear to be a useful tool for discerning trading intentions from market data.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 66

Keywords: Trade Classification, Bulk Volume Classification, flow toxicity, volume imbalance, market microstructure

JEL Classification: C02, D52, D53, G14

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Date posted: January 23, 2012 ; Last revised: April 2, 2013

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Easley, David, Lopez de Prado, Marcos and O'Hara, Maureen, Bulk Classification of Trading Activity (March 20, 2013). Johnson School Research Paper Series No. 8-2012. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1989555 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1989555

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David Easley (Contact Author)
Cornell University - Department of Economics ( email )
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Maureen O'Hara
Cornell University - Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management ( email )
Ithaca, NY 14853
United States
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