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The construction of concrete pavements can see unexpected events that require contractors to verify the quality and durability of the in-place concrete. Such events include exposure to rain during placement, late applications of curing compounds, plastic shrinkage cracking hours within hours of the placement, and problems texturing and curing the concrete. Even when strength requirements and other material tests are satisfied, engineers may call for the removal and replacement of sections of pavement over concerns regarding the compliance of in-place material with mix design specifications. In such cases, petrography and other complementary (but specialized) test methods can provide important information on the quality and durability of concrete mixtures and their compliance with job specifications.
Fuel & Energy sector was M&A market leader in Russia in 2020 AK&M 439 AK&M 02 March 2021 20:27 The fuel and energy sector took the lead in the M&A transactions in Russia in 2020, accounting for 34.9% of the total market volume with 12 transactions for a total amount of $13.8 billion, which is 7.7% above the 2019 result, according to the recent issue (no. 274) of AK&M Information Agency s MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS MARKET monthly bulletin. Last year s largest M&A event was the exchange of assets between Rosneft and Eduard Khudainatov s Independent Petroleum Company in December, the amount of transaction reaching $11.1 billion. This deal is the largest M&A event in the market for the whole year.
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Mikko Kiviharju:
How does competition among high-frequency traders affect market liquidity?
When high-frequency trading firms compete, does stock market liquidity deteriorate? I argue that the answer is yes. High-frequency trading competition may impact stock market liquidity via two channels. First, more competition is accompanied by more high-frequency trading and larger trading volumes, which improve market liquidity. Second, more competition may mean that high-frequency traders adapt their trading strategies and engage in more speculative trades, which harms market liquidity. Since these two channels have the opposite effects on market liquidity, it is important to disentangle the effects of competition from those of a mere increase in the number/volume of high-frequency trading transactions. In the analysis, I aim to do precisely this, by using an exogenous event which changed the intensity of high-frequency competition for some stocks but not for others. I find that otherwise similar stocks su