The effect of social comparison and trader interaction in experimental asset markets

The newly emerged trend of social trading is rarely discussed in experimental economics. In this paper, we seek to understand how pricing and trading liquidity are related to the different types of trader interaction on social trading platforms. We find that markets with option of ‘Copying’ and ‘De...

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Main Authors: Chen, Xi, Liu, Chao, Zhang, Yuejiao
Other Authors: Yohanes Eko Riyanto
Format: Final Year Project
Language:English
Published: 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/62861
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
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Summary:The newly emerged trend of social trading is rarely discussed in experimental economics. In this paper, we seek to understand how pricing and trading liquidity are related to the different types of trader interaction on social trading platforms. We find that markets with option of ‘Copying’ and ‘Delegation’ significantly reduce mispricing and improve market liquidity.