Publisher： John Wiley & Sons Inc
E-ISSN： 1540-6261|62|1|151-180
ISSN： 0022-1082
Source： THE JOURNAL OF FINANCE, Vol.62, Iss.1, 2007-02, pp. : 151-180
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Abstract
ABSTRACTPrevious empirical studies of information cascades use either naturally occurring data or laboratory experiments. We combine attractive elements from each of these lines of research by observing market professionals from the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) in a controlled environment. Analysis of over 1,500 individual decisions suggests that CBOT professionals behave differently from our student control group. For instance, professionals are better able to discern the quality of public signals and their decisions are not affected by the domain of earnings. These results have implications for market efficiency and are important in both a positive and normative sense.
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