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Large Bets and Stock Market Crashes

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  • Albert S. Kyle

    (University of Maryland)

  • Anna A. Obizhaeva

    (New Economic School)

Abstract

For five stock market crashes, we compare price declines with predictions from market microstructure invariance. During the 1987 crash and the 2008 sales by Societe Generale, prices fell by magnitudes similar to predictions from invariance. Larger-than-predicted temporary price declines during 1987 and 2010 flash crashes suggest rapid selling exacerbates transitory price impact. Smaller-than-predicted price declines for the 1929 crash suggest slower selling stabilized prices and less integration made markets more resilient. Quantities sold in the three largest crashes indicate fatter tails or larger variance than the log-normal distribution estimated from portfolio transitions data.

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  • Albert S. Kyle & Anna A. Obizhaeva, 2020. "Large Bets and Stock Market Crashes," Working Papers w0269, New Economic School (NES).
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    • G01 - Financial Economics - - General - - - Financial Crises
    • G28 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Government Policy and Regulation
    • N22 - Economic History - - Financial Markets and Institutions - - - U.S.; Canada: 1913-

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