Where is the Market? Evidence from Cross-Listings in the U.S.

39 Pages Posted: 14 Mar 2006

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Michael Halling

University of Luxembourg

Marco Pagano

CSEF - University of Naples Federico II - Centre for Studies in Economics and Finance (CSEF); Einaudi Institute for Economics and Finance (EIEF); Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN); Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR); European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI)

Otto Randl

Vienna University of Economics and Business

Josef Zechner

Vienna University of Economics and Business

Date Written: March 2006

Abstract

We explore two main questions. First, can two markets for a company's shares coexist and, if so, what determines the distribution of trading volume across them? For firms cross-listed in the U.S. we find that in most cases the U.S. market attracts a significant fraction of total trading volume, and tends to be more active when the company is based in a country that is geographically close, has low financial development and relatively poor anti-insider trading protection. Moreover, the relative size of the U.S. market is larger if the company is small, volatile and high-tech. Second, we ask whether developing an active foreign market entails lower domestic trading activity. We find that for firms based in developed markets, the domestic turnover rate increases in the wake of cross-listing and remains permanently higher. In contrast, emerging market firms tend to experience a decrease in domestic trading activity.

Keywords: cross-listing, trading volume, trade creation

JEL Classification: G15, G30

Suggested Citation

Halling, Michael and Pagano, Marco and Randl, Otto and Zechner, Josef, Where is the Market? Evidence from Cross-Listings in the U.S. (March 2006). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=890308 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.890308

Michael Halling (Contact Author)

University of Luxembourg ( email )

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Luxembourg

Marco Pagano

CSEF - University of Naples Federico II - Centre for Studies in Economics and Finance (CSEF) ( email )

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Einaudi Institute for Economics and Finance (EIEF)

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Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN)

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Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

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United Kingdom

European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI)

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Belgium

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Otto Randl

Vienna University of Economics and Business ( email )

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Vienna, Wien 1020
Austria

Josef Zechner

Vienna University of Economics and Business ( email )

Welthandelsplatz 1
Vienna, Wien A-1019
Austria

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