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Equilibrium Discovery and Preopening Mechanisms in an Experimental Market

Bruno Biais, Christophe Bisière et Sébastien Pouget

Résumé

We experimentally analyze how to design preopening mechanisms facilitating coordination on high equilibrium liquidity and gains from trade. We allow a call auction to be preceded by a preopening or not, preopening orders to be binding or not, and the opening time to be deterministic or random. When the preopening is non-binding, traders place manipulative orders, reducing the credibility of preplay communication. Random market opening deters manipulation, but also hinders communication by making it costly. Gains from trade are maximized when preopening orders are binding. This enables some traders to place early limit orders, attracting further liquidity.

Mots-clés

cheap talk; experimental markets; equilibrium discovery; preopening period; preplay communication;

Remplace

Bruno Biais, Christophe Bisière et Sébastien Pouget, « Equilibrium Discovery and Preopening Mechanisms in an Experimental Market », TSE Working Paper, n° 09-001, janvier 2009.

Référence

Bruno Biais, Christophe Bisière et Sébastien Pouget, « Equilibrium Discovery and Preopening Mechanisms in an Experimental Market », Management Science, vol. 60, n° 3, mars 2014.

Publié dans

Management Science, vol. 60, n° 3, mars 2014