Liquidity Premium in the Presence of Stock Market Crises and Background Risk
Quantitative Finance, Vol 15(1), 79-90, 2015
27 Pages Posted: 18 Jan 2011 Last revised: 2 Apr 2017
Date Written: January 5, 2013
Abstract
We analyze a portfolio optimization problem for a long-term investor in the presence of stock market crises. A crisis includes a crash of the stock market price, a sharp increase of its volatility and dramatic deterioration of liquidity. We model the stock market illiquidity by means of convex transaction costs that mimic the presence of an effective bid-ask spread that increases with the size of a trade. We find that the existence of stock market crises results in a significant liquidity premium. Furthermore, the presence of background risk has a negative impact on the liquidity premium.
Keywords: Portfolio Choice, Liquidity
JEL Classification: G11
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