This paper provides an introduction to a form of financial innovation which is the relatively recent phenomenon of asset backed securisation (ABS). An overview of the related issues and importance of this trend towards asset backed securisation in the UK by financial institutions is provided....

It has been argued that the lack of transparency on the London Stock Exchange, caused by the practice of delaying publication of large trades, has adverse consequences for the market in traded share options on LIFFE. This hypothesis is investigated in two ways. First, the structure of equity...