Traditional liquidity measures can provide a false impression of the liquidity and stability of financial market … show that a standard measure of liquidity, the effective bid-ask spread, dramatically underestimates the true cost of … immediacy because it does not account for failed attempts to trade. The true cost of immediacy is substantially higher than the …

I study a model of market-liquidity provision by levered intermediaries that, besides operating trading desks, run … deposit-taking franchises. Levered intermediaries’ heightened incentive to absorb risk helps to counteract liquidity …. However, liquidity provision may also overshoot, leading to unhealthy price bubbles and causing asset origination to become …

We present comprehensive evidence in support of giving liquidity equal standing to size, value/growth, and momentum as … investment styles, as defined by Sharpe (1992). First, we show that financial market liquidity, as identified by stock turnover …, is an economically significant indicator of long-term returns. Then, we show that liquidity, as a characteristic, is not …

finding stands in stark contrast to corporate bond markets. Third, traders charge higher premiums as a price for liquidity … dealers for demanding liquidity. Last, inventory risk seems to matter little in explaining liquidity premiums. …

provide guidance for improving transparency while maintaining trader confidentiality. In addition, we analyze liquidity in the …We use a unique data set from the Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine (TRACE) to study liquidity e ffects in the US … structured product market. Our main contribution is the analysis of the relation between the accuracy in measuring liquidity and …

of algorithmic trading on stock market liquidity and commonality in liquidity under different market conditions on the … Tokyo Stock Exchange. After controlling for endogeneity, we find algorithmic trading increases stock liquidity by narrowing … spreads and increasing market depth. Furthermore, algorithmic trading increases commonality in liquidity at both high and low …

of algorithmic trading on stock market liquidity and commonality in liquidity under different market conditions on the … Tokyo Stock Exchange. After controlling for endogeneity, we find algorithmic trading increases stock liquidity by narrowing … spreads and increasing market depth. Furthermore, algorithmic trading increases commonality in liquidity at both high and low …

the post-crisis regulations—the re-distribution of liquidity among assets with different risk weights assigned to them …