%0 Journal Article %A Kwaku Abrokwah %A George Sofianos %T Accessing Displayed and Non-Displayed Liquidity %D 2006 %R 10.3905/jot.2006.654301 %J The Journal of Trading %P 47-57 %V 1 %N 4 %X U.S. equity markets are going through a period of dramatic change that is reshaping the way traders access and consolidate liquidity. In this article, we survey the state of liquidity in the U.S. equity markets, carefully distinguishing between displayed and non-displayed liquidity. Over the past decade, automation in the market for NASDAQ stocks made displayed liquidity easy to access electronically, consolidate and commoditize. Increased automation on the NYSE and the regional exchanges is about to do the same for displayed liquidity in NYSE stocks. Most liquidity, however, is non-displayed and efficient execution of large order requires accessing all types of liquidity. Electronically accessing and consolidating non-displayed liquidity is the next frontier, with several initiatives attempting to tackle the challenge.TOPICS: Exchanges/markets/clearinghouses, financial crises and financial market history %U https://jot.pm-research.com/content/iijtrade/1/4/47.full.pdf