Bitcoin spot and futures market microstructure
Journal Article (Journal Article)
We study Bitcoin (BTC) trading at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and four settlement spot exchanges that transact $146 million per day in the BTC/USD pair. Spot market median trade sizes are under $1,300 but exceed $18,000 on the CME. Bid-ask spreads average 0.0298%. Trade sizes of over $1 million move markets by less than 1%. 2.5% of trades and 15.5% of cancellations on Coinbase take place within 50 ms. Bid-ask spreads exceed 0.8% for only 226 s. Most executions trade-through better quotes, with estimated losses of $36 million. The CME leads price discovery. BTC leads Ethereum price adjustment.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Aleti, S; Mizrach, B
Published Date
- February 1, 2021
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 41 / 2
Start / End Page
- 194 - 225
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1096-9934
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0270-7314
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1002/fut.22163
Citation Source
- Scopus