Endogenous Leverage and Asset Pricing in Double Auctions

Thomas Breuer (), Martin Summer and Hans-Joachim Vollbrecht ()
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Thomas Breuer: Research Centre PPE, Fachhochschule Vorarlberg, Hochschulstr. 1, A-6850 Dornbirn, Austria.
Hans-Joachim Vollbrecht: University of Applied Sciences Vorarlberg

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Abstract: We study the trading of real assets financed by collateralized loans in an agent based model of a continuous double auction. This approach provides a complementary perspective on recent advances in the general equilibrium theory of endogenous leverage by studying a model that simultaneously describes dynamic and equilibrium properties of the market. Rather than taking prices as parametric there is an explicit price formation process which can be simulated or studied empirically. This is important because the economics of leverage is key to the understanding of financial crisis. We find that simulated double auctions converge to stable final states close to the theoretical equilibrium state. Consistent with equilibrium theory, real assets are traded at a price above fundamental value in the double auction. The equilibrium level of leverage also emerges in the simulations of the double auction.

Keywords: Leverage; Asset Pricing; Double Auction; Agent Based Modeling (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C63 D53 G12 G14 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 29
Date: 2013-07-31
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