Liquidity Level or Liquidity Risk? Evidence from the Financial Crisis

Posted: 11 Jun 2011

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Xiaoxia Lou

University of Delaware - Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics

Ronnie Sadka

Boston College - Carroll School of Management

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Date Written: June 9, 2011

Abstract

Although generally considered safe assets, liquid stocks underperformed illiquid stocks during the financial crisis of 2008–2009. The performance of stocks during the crisis can be better explained by their historical liquidity betas (risk) than by their historical liquidity levels. Stocks with different historical liquidity levels did not experience different returns after controlling for liquidity risk. The authors’ findings highlight the importance of accounting for both liquidity level and liquidity risk in risk management applications.

Keywords: equity investments, portfolio management, equity portfolio management strategies, risk management, portfolio risk management, risk management strategies

Suggested Citation

Lou, Xiaoxia and Sadka, Ronnie, Liquidity Level or Liquidity Risk? Evidence from the Financial Crisis (June 9, 2011). Financial Analysts Journal, Vol. 67, No. 3, 2011, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1861385

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Ronnie Sadka

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