OTC Intermediaries

Andrea L. Eisfeldt; Bernard  Herskovic; Sriram  Rajan; Emil  Siriwardane

Working Paper | 2018

OTC Intermediaries

by Andrea L. Eisfeldt, Bernard Herskovic, Sriram Rajan and Emil Siriwardane

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Over-the-counter (OTC) markets for financial assets are dominated by a relatively small number of core intermediaries and a large number of peripheral customers. In this paper, we develop a model of trade in a core-periphery network and estimate its key structural parameters using proprietary credit default swap data from the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). Using our calibrated model, we provide quantitative estimates of: (1) the effect of network frictions on the level of OTC derivatives prices; (2) the key determinants of cross sectional dispersion in bilateral prices; and (3) how prices and risk-sharing change in response to the failure of a dealer.

Keywords: OTC markets; intermediaries; dealers; credit default swaps; risk sharing; Networks; Price; Risk and Uncertainty;

Language: English

Format: Print

68 pages

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Eisfeldt, Andrea L., Bernard Herskovic, Sriram Rajan, and Emil Siriwardane. "OTC Intermediaries." Working Paper, August 2018.

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