Execution Risk / Robert Engle, Robert Ferstenberg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Engle, Robert.

Contributor:

National Bureau of Economic Research.

Ferstenberg, Robert.

Series:

Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) no. w12165.

NBER working paper series no. w12165

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource: illustrations (black and white);

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 2006.

Summary:

Transaction costs in trading involve both risk and return. The return is associated with the cost of immediate execution and the risk is a result of price movements during a more gradual trading. The paper shows that the trade-off between risk and return in optimal execution should reflect the same risk preferences as in ordinary investment. The paper develops models of the joint optimization of positions and trades, and shows conditions under which optimal execution does not depend upon the other holdings in the portfolio. Optimal execution however may involve trades in assets other than those listed in the order; these can hedge the trading risks. The implications of the model for trading with reversals and continuations are developed. The model implies a natural measure of liquidity risk

Notes:

Print version record

April 2006.