Security prices and market transparency: the role of prior information

Author

Frutos, M. Ángeles de

Manzano, Carolina

Other authors

Universitat Rovira i Virgili. Departament d'Economia

Publication date

2005



Abstract

This paper analyzes the role of traders' priors (proper versus improper) on the implications of market transparency by comparing a pre-trade transparent market with an opaque market in a set-up based on Madhavan (1996). We show that prices may be more informative in the opaque market, regardless of how priors are modelled. In contrast, the comparison of market liquidity and volatility in the two market structures are affected by prior specification. Key words: Market microstructure, Transparency, Prior information

Document Type

Working document

Language

English

Subjects and keywords

Mercat de capitals; Informació privilegiada

Pages

2336454 bytes

Collection

Documents de treball del Departament d'Economia; 2005-4

Documents

DT.2005-4-.pdf

2.386Mb

 

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