Expanding auction liquidity access

Auction Volume Discovery (AVD)


In response to the increasing demand for liquidity at auctions, Euronext will introduce the Auction Volume Discovery (AVD) order type for equities, to help market participants easily source additional liquidity currently untapped during auction periods.

Euronext AVD orders in a nutshell

  • Send a non-displayed order during the day, and trade at the opening auction or closing auction price
  • Capture the auction imbalance after the regular auction process occurred
  • By trading against other AVD orders without price impact, participants benefit from greater opportunities for block trading
  • Price determination process at auction remains unchanged
  • Access untapped auction imbalance, not available via MTFs, considering that Euronext auction imbalance accounts for 6% of auction volumes, equivalent to over €200 million daily untapped liquidity (average daily auction imbalance in 2024)
  • Information leakage is prevented by the lack of publication of AVD orders and their imbalance

Interview with The TRADE

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More about Auction Volume Discovery

For more information, contact the Equities Team