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title: Fractional Trading's Impact on Order Book Dynamics
url: https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/ssrn/4518690/
site: ML-Quant (https://www.ml-quant.com)
updated: 2026-09-26
license: Summaries CC BY 4.0; links go to the original sources
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identifier: SSRN 4518690
source_url: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4518690
featured: 2023-07-26
citations: unknown
topic: Trading, Microstructure & Execution
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# Fractional Trading's Impact on Order Book Dynamics

The implementation of fractional trading in stock markets has significantly affected price levels and order book dynamics, potentially changing the investment habits of nonprofessional investors.

- Source: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4518690
- Identifier: SSRN 4518690
- Released: 2022-10-31
- First featured: Quant Letter No. 9 (2023-07-26): https://www.ml-quant.com/issues/2023-07-26/
- Citations (Semantic Scholar): not tracked
- Published in: not yet
- Topic: Trading, Microstructure & Execution

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