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unitary seller-<strong>in</strong>itiated shock (decreas<strong>in</strong>g curves). These trade-related shocks occur<br />

after a steady state period characterized by constant quotes, no trades, and a null<br />

bid–ask spread. The IRF measure the long-run impact <strong>of</strong> a particular trade-related<br />

shock on both quotes when the whole dynamic structure <strong>of</strong> the model is taken <strong>in</strong>to<br />

account. Always on average terms, buys have a larger impact on the ask quote and<br />

sells have a larger impact on the bid quote. Statistical tests performed over the<br />

estimated VEC model corroborate that these differences are statistically significant.<br />

Briefly, quotes tend to be revised <strong>in</strong> the same direction but not by the same amount<br />

after a trade. This result suggests that ask (bid) quotes may lead the adjustment <strong>of</strong><br />

the quoted prices after a buy (sell) shock.<br />

Table 1 evidences two opposite and simultaneous effects associated with traderelated<br />

shocks on the time series dynamics ask and bid quotes. First, trade-related<br />

Accumulated Impact<br />

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Trade time<br />

A. Escribano and R. Pascual<br />

ask / buy<br />

ask / sell<br />

bid / buy<br />

bid / sell<br />

Fig. 1 Basel<strong>in</strong>e VEC model for IBM: Impulse–Response Function after an unexpected unitary trade<br />

related shock. This figure display s the Impulse–Response Function (IRF) <strong>of</strong> ask and bid quotes to an<br />

unexpected unitary buyer-<strong>in</strong>itiated shock (<strong>in</strong>creas<strong>in</strong>g paths) and seller-<strong>in</strong>itiated shock (decreas<strong>in</strong>g<br />

paths) accord<strong>in</strong>g to the follow<strong>in</strong>g VEC model, estimated us<strong>in</strong>g IBM data from January to March 1996,<br />

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simulated after a steady state characterized by no trades, no changes <strong>in</strong> quotes, and a zero bid-ask spread

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