TY - UNPD A1 - Serifsoy, Baris A1 - Weiß, Marco T1 - Settling for efficiency : a framework for the European securities transactions industry T2 - Universität Frankfurt am Main. Fachbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaften: [Working paper series / Finance and accounting] Working paper series, Finance & Accounting ; No. 151 N2 - Despite a lot of re-structuring and many innovations in recent years, the securities transaction industry in the European Union is still a highly inefficient and inconsistently configured system for cross-border transactions. This paper analyzes the functions performed, the institutions involved and the parameters concerned that shape market and ownership structure in the industry. Of particular interest are microeconomic incentives of the main players that can be in contradiction to social welfare. We develop a framework and analyze three consistent systems for the securities transaction industry in the EU that offer superior efficiency than the current, inefficient arrangement. Some policy advice is given to select the 'best' system for the Single European Financial Market. T3 - Working paper series / Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, Fachbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaften : Finance & Accounting - 151 KW - Europäische Union KW - trading KW - clearing KW - settlement KW - straight-through processing KW - central counterparty KW - regulation KW - efficiency KW - EU KW - consistent systems KW - Wertpapierhandel KW - Internationaler Kreditmarkt KW - Regulierung Y1 - 2005 UR - http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/3950 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30-15310 N1 - January 5, 2005. First version: November 2003 (No. 120) IS - January 5, 2005 PB - Univ., Fachbereich Wirtschaftswiss. CY - Frankfurt am Main ER -