Fragmenting Markets: Post-Crisis Bank Regulations and Financial Market Liquidity

Post-crisis capital regulations and new failure-resolution rules increased the funding costs that are borne by bank shareholders, and thus the cost to buy-side firms for access to space on the balance sheets of large banks. A policy implication is the encouragement of market infrastructure and trading methods that reduce the amount of space on bank balance sheets that is needed to conduct a given amount of trade.

Using models and evidence, this book addresses the implications for financial-...