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Table 2 Regression results

From: (In)efficiencies of current financial market infrastructures: an empirical assessment

All (Interbank and SNB) Interbank,

term Interbank,

Overnight

Variables

Coeff.

Cum. effect

Coeff.

Cum. effect

Coeff.

Cum. effect

Average settlement time

 Constant

− 4.917***

00:10

− 5.492***

00:05

− 6.292***

00:02

Hypothesis 1: Domestic cash provider and taker

 CP dom.

− 1.247***

− 71.3%

− 2.515***

− 91.9%

− 1.219***

− 70.4%

 CP dom._FXI

0.507***

− 52.3% (0.00)

1.487**

− 64.25% (0.00)

0.892***

− 27.9% (0.00)

 CP dom._Liq

0.888***

− 30.17% (0.00)

1.878**

− 47.11% (0.00)

1.084***

− 12.61% (0.17)

 CP dom._NZ

1.565***

37.38% (0.00)

2.642***

13.45% (0.21)

1.024***

− 17.67% (0.00)

 CT dom.

− 0.496***

− 39.1%

0.278

32.0%

− 0.210*

− 18.9%

 CT dom._FXI

− 0.470***

− 61.94% (0.00)

− 0.473*

− 17.71% (0.00)

− 0.453***

− 48.43% (0.00)

 CT dom._Liq

− 1.283***

− 83.11% (0.00)

− 1.279***

− 63.26% (0.00)

− 1.529***

− 82.42% (0.00)

 CT dom._NZ

− 0.832***

− 73.49% (0.00)

− 2.218***

− 85.63% (0.00)

0.227

1.8% (0.82)

Hypothesis 2: cash balances at the SNB

 Reserves

− 0.092***

− 0.09%

− 0.100***

− 0.10%

− 0.141***

− 0.14%

 Reserves_FXI

− 0.056***

− 0.15% (0.00)

− 0.029

− 0.13% (0.00)

− 0.038*

− 0.18% (0.00)

 Reserves_Liq

− 0.098***

− 0.19% (0.00)

− 0.011

− 0.11% (0.00)

− 0.028

− 0.17% (0.00)

 Reserves_NZ

− 0.147***

− 0.24% (0.00)

− 0.117***

− 0.22% (0.00)

− 0.024

− 0.17% (0.00)

Hypothesis 3: number of securities

 coll.

− 0.762***

− 0.76%

− 1.033***

− 1.03%

− 0.138*

− 0.14%

 coll._FXI

0.405***

− 0.36% (0.00)

0.346***

− 0.69% (0.00)

− 0.024

− 0.16% (0.00)

 coll._Liq

0.470***

− 0.29% (0.00)

0.659***

− 0.37% (0.00)

0.051

− 0.09% (0.00)

 coll._NZ

0.693***

− 0.07% (0.00)

1.008***

− 0.03% (0.36)

− 0.136*

− 0.27% (0.00)

Hypothesis 4: size and term of transaction

 Size

0.731***

0.73%

1.109***

1.11%

0.183***

0.18%

 Size_FXI

− 0.483***

0.25% (0.00)

− 0.685***

0.42% (0.00)

0.143*

0.33% (0.00)

 Size_Liq

− 0.242***

0.49% (0.00)

− 0.625***

0.48% (0.00)

0.493***

0.68% (0.00)

 Size_NZ

− 0.467***

0.26% (0.00)

− 0.743***

0.37% (0.00)

0.281***

0.46% (0.00)

 Term

0.352***

0.35%

0.571***

0.57%

  

 Term_FXI

− 0.328***

0.02% (0.00)

− 0.223**

0.35% (0.00)

  

 Term_Liq

− 0.376***

− 0.02% (0.05)

− 0.661***

− 0.09% (0.00)

  

 Term_NZ

− 0.396***

− 0.04% (0.00)

− 0.452***

0.12% (0.00)

  

Hypothesis 5: market stress and level of volatility

 MOVE

− 0.009***

− 0.91%

− 0.008**

− 0.75%

0.000

− 0.02%

 MOVE_FXI

0.009***

− 0.05% (0.15)

0.008**

0.03% (0.74)

− 0.006**

− 0.61% (0.00)

 MOVE_Liq

0.010***

0.14% (0.08)

0.013***

0.51% (0.00)

− 0.007***

− 0.76% (0.00)

 MOVE_NZ

0.013***

0.36% (0.00)

0.008**

0.03% (0.86)

− 0.010***

− 0.97% (0.00)

Hypothesis 6: settlement discipline for SNB transactions

 IB

0.801***

122.7%

    

 IB_FXI

0.182*

167.1% (0.00)

    

 IB_Liq

− 0.588***

23.66% (0.00)

    

 IB_NZ

− 1.011***

− 19.02% (0.09)

    

For ON transactions: time in day

 cr. time

    

− 3.251***

− 3.3%

 cr. time_FXI

    

0.655***

− 2.6% (0.00)

 cr. time_Liq

    

1.406***

− 1.84% (0.00)

 cr. time_NZ

    

1.620***

− 1.63% (0.00)

No. obs

123,456

 

23,783

 

28,904

 

Adj.

R2 0.274

 

0.32

 

0.334

 
  1. ***Significance on the 1% level
  2. **5% level;
  3. *10% level; F-Test in parentheses