{"title":"Bitcoin Price Anomalies: Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Trading on LocalBitcoins","authors":"M. Holub, Jackie Johnson","doi":"10.3905/jai.2019.22.1.127","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"The authors study trading behavior on LocalBitcoins, an alternative platform to conventional exchanges that allow investors all over the world to trade Bitcoin on a peer-to-peer basis. In particular, the authors examine the anomalous trade prices on LocalBitcoins, which are settled at values significantly different from market prices. As LocalBitcoins is not regulated in the way some exchanges are regulated, the persistence of the anomalous prices suggests that traders may be able to take advantage of the phenomenon to make substantial gains. TOPICS: Real assets/alternative investments/private equity, performance measurement, statistical methods","PeriodicalId":45142,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Alternative Investments","volume":"22 1","pages":"127 - 139"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4000,"publicationDate":"2019-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Alternative Investments","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.3905/jai.2019.22.1.127","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"BUSINESS, FINANCE","Score":null,"Total":0}
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The authors study trading behavior on LocalBitcoins, an alternative platform to conventional exchanges that allow investors all over the world to trade Bitcoin on a peer-to-peer basis. In particular, the authors examine the anomalous trade prices on LocalBitcoins, which are settled at values significantly different from market prices. As LocalBitcoins is not regulated in the way some exchanges are regulated, the persistence of the anomalous prices suggests that traders may be able to take advantage of the phenomenon to make substantial gains. TOPICS: Real assets/alternative investments/private equity, performance measurement, statistical methods
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The Journal of Alternative Investments (JAI) provides you with cutting-edge research and expert analysis on managing investments in hedge funds, private equity, distressed debt, commodities and futures, energy, funds of funds, and other nontraditional assets. JAI is the official publication of the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association (CAIA®). JAI provides you with challenging ideas and practical tools to: •Profit from the growth of hedge funds and alternatives •Determine the optimal mix of traditional and alternative investments •Measure and track portfolio performance •Manage your alternative investment portfolio with proven risk management practices