"Discriminatory Versus Uniform Treasury Auctions: Evidence from When-Issued Transactions"
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Journal of Financial Economics,
September
1996
Volume: 42
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Issue: 1
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Pages: 105-32
Publication type: Journal article
Research Archive Topic: Business Economics and Public Policy, Capital Markets and Investments
Abstract
We use when-issued transactions data to assess the Treasury's current experiment with uniform auctions. When-issued volume is higher under uniform as compared to discriminatory auctions, suggesting a higher information release, which should reduce pre-auction uncertainty and the winner's curse. Under uniform auctions, when-issued volatility falls after the auction and again after the outcome announcement. The pattern is the opposite for discriminatory auctions. This is further evidence that uniform auctions increase pre-auction information and lower the short squeeze. A direct comparison of markups in uniform and discriminatory auctions yields mixed results.
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