We study a model where a capital provider learns from the price of a firm’s security in deciding how much capital to provide for new investment. This feedback effect from the financial market to the investment decision gives rise to trading frenzies, where speculators all wish to trade like...

Borrowers obtain liquidity by issuing securities backed by the dividend and resale price of a long- lived collateral asset. Security design alleviates adverse selection in the securities markets arising from borrowers' private information about the collateral quality. Security design and asset...