Author : Giuseppe Attanasi
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (13 download)
Book Synopsis Over-the-Counter Markets Vs. Double Auctions by : Giuseppe Attanasi
Download or read book Over-the-Counter Markets Vs. Double Auctions written by Giuseppe Attanasi and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We study an electronic over-the-counter (OTC) market, in which each agent looks for the best counterpart through bilateral negotiations. We compare its performance with the standard electronic double-auction (DA) market, in which traders post their quotes publicly. We show that the lack of information in the OTC market induces an efficiency loss, characterized by an average closing price below the competitive price and by a traded quantity below the competitive quantity. We further test the robustness of these findings when exogenous shocks modify the competitive equilibrium. Among other things, we show that supply shocks increasing the competitive quantity improve OTC's efficiency.