TY - JOUR T1 - Anonymity, Frontrunning and Market Integrity JF - The Journal of Trading SP - 101 LP - 118 DO - 10.3905/jot.2007.694833 VL - 2 IS - 4 AU - Carole Comerton-Forde AU - Kar Mei Tang Y1 - 2007/09/30 UR - https://pm-research.com/content/2/4/101.abstract N2 - This article investigates the existence of systematic frontrunning on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the role of anonymous orders in concealing frontrunning. There is no evidence of widespread frontrunning activity, with this activity confined to a small number of brokers. In the instances where trading ahead of clients does occur, we find a positive association between the magnitude and frequency of frontrunning with broker activity levels, order size, sell-side orders and informed (profitable) client orders. Although anonymous orders are used more frequently by proprietary traders than their clients, their overall use is low and, contrary to investor perceptions, there is no evidence that they are commonly used to conceal frontrunning.TOPICS: Exchanges/markets/clearinghouses, risk management, developed ER -