Price manipulation, dynamic informed trading, and the uniqueness of equilibrium in sequential trading

B-Tier
Journal: Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control
Year: 2021
Volume: 125
Issue: C

Score contribution per author:

2.011 = (α=2.01 / 1 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

We study the manipulation of prices in a dynamic version of the Glosten and Milgrom (1985) model with a long-lived informed trader. We clarify the conditions under which a unique equilibrium exists and show that when the equilibrium is unique, bid and ask prices are monotonically increasing functions of the market maker’s belief about the value of the asset. We also characterize the situations in which this equilibrium involves manipulation of prices by the informed trader. Finally, we describe a computational method to find equilibria in the model, and simulation results confirm and extend our theoretical findings.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:dyncon:v:125:y:2021:i:c:s016518892100021x
Journal Field
Macro
Author Count
1
Added to Database
2026-01-29