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Odd-Lot Trading in the Stock Market and Its Market Impact

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 October 2009

Hsiu-Kwang Wu
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By examining the annual data from 1937-1967, we found that odd-lot volume has become loss important in the market in recent years. Although the odd-lot trading volume has increased steadily in the absolute term since the end of World War II, the share of odd-lot trading in relation to total round-lot volume has been declining. By 1967, the percentage of odd-lot volume to round-lot total sales was down to 11.6 percent. The same data also indicate that odd-lot short sales have increased moderately since 1962; however, the volume is quite insignificant. The average of odd-lot short sales to total round-lot short sales for the 31-year period is only 1.9 percent. Odd-lotters were also found to be net purchasers during this period (1937-1967); however, odd-lotters have turned into net sellers in recent years. The total net sales from 1961 to 1967 amounted to 22.2 million shares, which is approximately 25 percent of the total net purchases of the entire period (1937-1967).

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Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis , Volume 7 , Issue 1 , January 1972 , pp. 1321 - 1341
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Copyright © School of Business Administration, University of Washington 1972

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