Publications [#359641] of Saketh Aleti

Journal Articles

1. Aleti, S; Mizrach, B, Bitcoin spot and futures market microstructure, Journal of Futures Markets, vol. 41 no. 2 (February, 2021), pp. 194-225 [doi]
   (last updated on 2024/04/17)

   Abstract:
   We study Bitcoin (BTC) trading at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and four settlement spot exchanges that transact $146 million per day in the BTC/USD pair. Spot market median trade sizes are under $1,300 but exceed $18,000 on the CME. Bid-ask spreads average 0.0298%. Trade sizes of over $1 million move markets by less than 1%. 2.5% of trades and 15.5% of cancellations on Coinbase take place within 50 ms. Bid-ask spreads exceed 0.8% for only 226 s. Most executions trade-through better quotes, with estimated losses of $36 million. The CME leads price discovery. BTC leads Ethereum price adjustment.