Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
5091373 Journal of Banking & Finance 2007 19 Pages PDF
Abstract
In this paper, we compare option contracts from a traditional derivatives exchange to bank-issued options, also referred to as covered warrants. While bank-issued option markets and traditional derivatives exchanges exhibit significant structural differences such as the absence of a central counterparty for bank-issued options, they frequently exist side-by-side, and the empirical evidence shows that there is significant overlap in their product offerings although options are not fungible between the two markets. The empirical analysis indicates that bid-ask spreads in either market are lowered by 1-2% due to competition from the other market, providing evidence that the benefits of competing market structures are available in the absence of fungibility.
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