Krahnen, Jan Pieter; Weber, Martin - Fachbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaft, Goethe … - 2001
This paper is the first experimental study of the effects of competition and adverse selection on the performance of … results. First, competition among market makers significantly reduces the bid-ask spread, and increases transaction volume …. Second, competition among market makers induces competitive undercutting, yielding net trading losses for market makers as a …