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Journal of Financial Markets Vol. 74 2025

Auction-based tests of inventory control and private information in a centralized interdealer FX market

Pietro Bonaldi1; Mauricio Villamizar-Villegas

1 Carnegie Mellon University

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Abstract

This study examines how inventory control and private information affect trading prices and volumes in a centralized interdealer foreign exchange (FX) market. Using exogenous variation from FX auctions conducted by the Colombian Central Bank (2008–2014), we analyze settlement data from the COP/USD spot market before and after each auction. Comparing dealers with differing inventory and information shocks, we find that those with reduced inventories increase net USD purchases and pay higher prices post-auction.

DOI
10.1016/j.finmar.2025.100981
Volume
74
Pages
100981
Language
en
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