Contrary to the prediction of the classic adverse selection theory, informed speculators receive better pricing relative to uninformed liquidity traders in over-the-counter financial markets. Dealers compete for information by chasing informed orders so as to better position their future price...

In a tractable model of over-the-counter markets where each investor can arbitrarily distribute her search capacity across other investors, the holdings of an asset are endogenously concentrated among a subgroup of investors. Investors who are more likely to hold the asset search among those...