Price Discovery Across the Rhine
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This Paper studies the formation of opening prices for German and French stocks, simultaneously traded in Frankfurt and Paris. We analyse theoretically the case where investors and traders based in the same country as the firm have better information on its value than foreign traders. Our model implies that prices set on the domestic market should be informationally more e±cient than prices set on the foreign market. For German stocks, our empirical results are consistent with theory. The informational e±ciency of French stock prices is comparable in the two markets when the Frankfurt specialist can observe Paris preopening prices before opening the market.Download Info
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Paper provided by C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers in its series CEPR Discussion Papers with number 2878.Length:
Date of creation: Jul 2001
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Keywords: information assymeteries; international financial markets integration; market microstructure;Other versions of this item:
- Bruno Biais & Isabelle Martinez, 2004. "Price Discovery across the Rhine," Review of Finance, Springer, vol. 8(1), pages 49-74.
- F12 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Models of Trade with Imperfect Competition and Scale Economies
- F21 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - International Investment; Long-Term Capital Movements
- F30 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - General
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