The primary goal of the book is to present the ideas and research
findings of active researchers from various communities (physicists,
economists, mathematicians, financial engineers) working in the
field of "Econophysics", who have undertaken the task of modelling
and analyzing order-driven markets. Of primary interest in these
studies are the mechanisms leading to the statistical regularities
("stylized facts") of price statistics. Results pertaining to other
important issues such as market impact, the profitability of trading
strategies, or mathematical models for microstructure effects, are
also presented. Several leading researchers in these fields report
on their recent work and also review the contemporary literature.
Some historical perspectives, comments and debates on recent issues
in Econophysics research are also included.