| Title: |
Dispersed Trading and the Prevention of Market Failure: the Case of the Copenhagen Stock Exchange. |
| Authors: |
Porter, David C.1 porterd@uww.edu; Tanggaard, Carsten2 carsten@tanggaard.com; Weaver, Daniel G.3 daniel weaver@rbsmail.rutgers.edu; Yu, Wei3 kellyyu@pegasus.rutgers.edu |
| Source: |
European Financial Management. Mar2008, Vol. 14 Issue 2, p243-267. 25p. 9 Charts. |
| Subject Terms: |
*STOCK exchanges; *FINANCIAL markets; *ELECTRIC power failures; *STOCKS (Finance); *SECURITIES; *SECURITIES trading; TERRORISM |
| Geographic Terms: |
COPENHAGEN (Denmark); DENMARK |
| Abstract: |
With augmented demands on power grids resulting in longer and larger blackouts combined with heightened concerns of terrorist attacks, trading institutions and policy makers have widened their search for systems that avoid market failure during these disturbing events. We provide insight into this issue by examining trading behaviour at the Copenhagen Stock Exchange during a major blackout. We find that although market quality declined, markets remained functional and some price discovery occurred during the blackout period suggesting that the NOREX structure of interlinked trading systems combined with widely dispersed trading locations may be a viable means of protection against market failure during massive power disruptions or terrorist attacks. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: |
Business Source Premier |