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Occasional Paper No. 61: Robo-Advice for Borrower Repayment Decisions
This paper explains the results from a robo-advice experiment that asked consumers to make hypothetical borrower repayment decisions. -
Occasional Paper No. 46: Fixing the Fix? Assessing the Effectiveness of the 4pm Fix
We examine the design and effectiveness of the 4pm Fix, the most important benchmark in FX markets, using a unique dataset of trader identified orderbook data from an inter-dealer venue. We propose and examine new measures of benchmark quality and -
Occasional Paper No. 35: Six of One…? Choice of intermediary in the UK mortgage market
As part of the FCA's mortgages market study, the FCA wanted to understand whether consumers’ borrowing costs vary materially depending on their choice of intermediary and, if so, why. -
Occasional Paper 56: Fair exchange: Presenting foreign exchange quotes to improve consumer choice
In this study, we tested 3 different practices for presenting cost and exchange rate information in an online experiment with a nationally representative sample of participants. -
Occasional Paper No. 48: Swing pricing and fragility in open-end mutual funds
Traditional pricing models for mutual funds penalize loyal investors and might even fuel panic sell-offs in times of stress. Do alternative pricing methods offer a solution? -
Occasional Paper No. 60: Banning Dark Pools: Venue Selection and Investor Trading Costs
This paper shows that investors can reduce their execution costs by selecting venues with less pre-trade transparency, such as dark pools or venues with similar characteristics. -
Occasional Paper No. 54: When discounted rates end: the cost of taking action in the mortgage market
When an introductory mortgage rate expires the majority of borrowers remortgage, but a minority end up paying reversion interest rates. Who are these borrowers and how much could they benefit from remortgaging? -
Occasional Paper No. 33: Choices of dominated mortgage products by UK consumers
As part of the mortgages market study, the FCA wanted to understand the extent to which UK consumers might save money when buying a mortgage and to understand what may be driving some to buy more expensive mortgages. This Occasional Paper -
Occasional Paper No. 50: Quantifying the High-Frequency Trading 'Arms Race': A new methodology and estimates
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Occasional Paper No. 34: Effects of the advice requirement and intermediation in the UK mortgage market
As part of the mortgages market study, the FCA wanted to understand the extent to which UK consumers might save money when buying a mortgage and to understand what may be driving some to buy more expensive mortgages. This Occasional Paper