The Sale of Multiple Assets With Private Information

He, Zhiguo

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The Sale of Multiple Assets With Private Information

AFA 2006 Boston Meetings

Review of Financial Studies, Forthcoming

37 Pages Posted: 25 Mar 2005 Last revised: 15 Jul 2008

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Zhiguo He

Stanford University - Knight Management Center

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Date Written: July 11, 2008

Abstract

By generalizing the Leland and Pyle (1977) model to the case of multiple correlated assets, this paper studies the signaling and hedging behavior of an intermediary who sells multiple assets in financial markets. Based on information asymmetry, this paper demonstrates the intrinsic interdependence of risk management and asset selling for intermediaries, and obtains several testable empirical implications. For instance, an intermediary with a more diversified underlying portfolio will face greater liquidity (a smaller price impact) when selling assets to the market. Several applications are discussed, including bank loan sales and selling mechanisms.

Keywords: Cross-signalling, Multi-dimensional Pricing System, Risk Management, Bank Loan Sales.

JEL Classification: D40, D82, G20

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He, Zhiguo, The Sale of Multiple Assets With Private Information (July 11, 2008). AFA 2006 Boston Meetings, Review of Financial Studies, Forthcoming, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=684128