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1974 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

Optimum Allocation of Risk in a Market With Many Traders

Author : Yaffa Caspi

Published in: Allocation under Uncertainty: Equilibrium and Optimality

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK

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In a market with ‘many’ traders who bear risks, there is the possibility of pooling their independent risks and in this way to eliminate traders’ risks. There is a benefit from trade, and the way this benefit is divided between the traders depends on the system of exchange.

Metadata
Title
Optimum Allocation of Risk in a Market With Many Traders
Author
Yaffa Caspi
Copyright Year
1974
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan UK
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-01989-2_6