Abstract
When seeking to trade in over-the-counter markets, institutional investors typically restrict both the number of potential counterparties they contact and the information they disclose (e.g., by requesting two-sided rather than one-sided quotes). We rationalize these important facts in a model featuring endogenous front-running. Although an additional contact inten-sifies competition and aids in finding a natural counterparty, it also inten-sifies information leakage—which can be costly if it helps a losing dealer to front-run. We also address information design: the client optimally pro-vides no information about her trading direction when requesting quotes. We conclude with implications for market design and regulation.
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