Fractional calculus and continuous-time finance II: the waiting-time distribution

We complement the theory of tick-by-tick dynamics of financial markets based on a continuous-time random walk (CTRW) model recently proposed by Scalas ct al. (Physica A 284 (2000) 376), and we point out its consistency with the behaviour observed in the waiting-time distribution for BUND future prices traded at LIFFE, London. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.