Dash for Cash: Monthly Market Impact of Institutional Liquidity Needs

FORTHCOMING IN THE REVIEW OF FINANCIAL STUDIES

88 Pages Posted: 22 Nov 2014 Last revised: 22 Feb 2019

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Erkko Etula

Independent

Kalle Rinne

Universite du Luxembourg - Department of Finance

Matti Suominen

Aalto University School of Business

Lauri Vaittinen

Independent

Date Written: December 31, 2018

Abstract

We present broad-based evidence that the monthly payment cycle induces systematic patterns in liquid markets around the globe. First, we document temporary increases in the costs of debt and equity capital that coincide with key dates associated with month-end cash needs. Second, we present direct and indirect evidence on the role of institutions in the genesis of these patterns and derive estimates of the associated costs borne by market participants. Finally, we investigate the limits to arbitrage that prevent markets from functioning efficiently. Our results indicate that many investors and their agents, including mutual funds, suffer from liquidity-related trading.

Keywords: asset pricing, limits of arbitrage, mutual funds, short-term reversals, turn-of-the-month effect

JEL Classification: G10, G12, G13

Suggested Citation

Etula, Erkko and Rinne, Kalle and Suominen, Matti and Vaittinen, Lauri Tapani, Dash for Cash: Monthly Market Impact of Institutional Liquidity Needs (December 31, 2018). FORTHCOMING IN THE REVIEW OF FINANCIAL STUDIES, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2528692 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2528692

Erkko Etula

Independent ( email )

Kalle Rinne

Universite du Luxembourg - Department of Finance ( email )

L-1511 Luxembourg
Luxembourg

HOME PAGE: http://https://sites.google.com/view/kallerinne/home

Matti Suominen (Contact Author)

Aalto University School of Business ( email )

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FI-00101 Helsinki
Finland
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Lauri Tapani Vaittinen

Independent ( email )

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