Empirical Test on the Liquidity-Adjusted Capital Asset Pricing Model

30 Pages Posted: 30 Jan 2014 Last revised: 30 Mar 2021

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Van Hoang Vu

RMIT University - School of Economics, Finance and Marketing

Daniel Chai

Monash University

Viet Do

Monash University - Department of Accounting; Financial Research Network (FIRN)

Date Written: May 31, 2014

Abstract

In this study, we examine the effects of systematic liquidity risk on stock returns in the Australian market. We find that liquidity risk, in the form of (i) the co-movement between individual stock liquidity and market liquidity, (ii) the co-movement between stock returns and market liquidity, and (iii) the co-movement between stock liquidity and market returns, is priced individually and jointly in Australian equities. The results are robust to the use of alternative liquidity proxies and after controlling for other factors that are known to affect stock returns. The analysis across different market conditions shows that the net liquidity risk is approximately eight times higher in bearish markets than in bullish markets. Our overall results support the importance of liquidity risk in the generation of stock returns, particularly during market downturns.

Keywords: Liquidity; Liquidity risk; Asset pricing; Asymmetric Liquidity Risk.

Suggested Citation

Vu, Van Hoang and Chai, Daniel and Do, Minh Viet, Empirical Test on the Liquidity-Adjusted Capital Asset Pricing Model (May 31, 2014). 2014 Financial Markets & Corporate Governance Conference, Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Vol. 35, 2015, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2388035 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2388035

Van Hoang Vu (Contact Author)

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Daniel Chai

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Minh Viet Do

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