Markets: A Rigorous Course

M05 · Problem 4 ★★ Check

Glosten–Milgrom dynamics

VH=110V_H = 110, VL=90V_L = 90, prior θ=0.3\theta = 0.3, μ=0.25\mu = 0.25. (a) Compute the bid, ask and spread. (b) A buy arrives. Update θ\theta and compute the new quotes. (c) Then a sell arrives. Show that θ\theta returns exactly to its prior value 0.3, and explain why. (d) Show from (5.5) that the spread tends to 0 as θ→0\theta \to 0 or θ→1\theta \to 1 for fixed μ∈(0,1)\mu \in (0,1).

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