Table V-7

Average Effective Spreads (Stock Weighted) for Market Orders in Stocks Traded on the NYSE and the Regional Exchanges Broken Down by Order Size

Table V-7: Average Effective Spreads (Stock Weighted) for Market Orders in Stocks Traded on
the NYSE and the Regional Exchanges Broken Down by Order Size
Cents per Share
Order SizeNumberNYSEBSEDifference
of StocksCSI Stocks
100-500458.711.2-2.4*
501-1,000449.411.2-1.8*
1,001-5,0004311.011.4-0.4
5,001 or More411.59.71.8
All Trades459.411.2-1.8*
Order SizeNumberNYSEBSEDifference
of StocksNon-CSI Stocks
100-500989.611.6-2.0*
501-1,0008710.611.8-1.2*
1,001-5,0005512.112.5-0.4
5,001 or More0------
All Trades9910.411.7-1.3*
Order SizeNumberNYSECHXDifference
of Stocks
100-5004369.612.6-3.0*
501-1,00037510.813.2-2.4*
1,001-5,00026412.113.2-1.1*
5,001 or More310.811.00.2
All Trades43610.312.8-2.5*
Order SizeNumberNYSECSEDifference
of Stocks
100-5001889.010.8-1.8*
501-1,0001789.911.6-1.7*
1,001-5,00013710.912.3-1.3*
5,001 or More1210.810.00.8
All Trades1889.611.0-1.4*
Order SizeNumberNYSEPHLXDifference
of Stocks
100-5001989.312.9-3.6*
501-1,00017410.013.1-3.1*
1,001-5,0009110.913.7-2.9*
5,001 or More115.213.61.6
All Trades1989.912.9-3.0*
Order SizeNumberNYSEPSEDifference
of Stocks
100-5004339.712.5-2.8*
501-1,00039010.713.3-2.6*
1,001-5,00024611.714.2-2.5*
5,001 or More310.412.6-2.2
All Trades43310.412.8-2.4*
*Differences are significantly different from zero at 5% level.

Last modified: 1/24/2001