Review of Financial Studies Vol. 38 No. 1 2025
Dynamic Market Making with Asymmetric Information and Market Power
Abstract
We study the dynamics of trading volume and bid-ask spread using a multiperiod trading model with oligopolistic market makers. Traders smooth out their trading even though they are not strategic, and thus trading persists after the arrival of information or liquidity shocks. Traders act quickly on their private information while postponing hedging trades until later periods. The market power of market makers enables them to widen bid-ask spreads when trading incentives are heightened. Consequently, both trading volume and bid-ask spread may exhibit U-shaped patterns. Our model calibration aligns with the empirical intraday patterns observed in bid-ask spreads and trading volumes.
- DOI
- 10.1093/rfs/hhae062
- Volume
- 38
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 235-293
- Language
- en
- Sources
- bibtex:phds-export.bib openalex crossref