Liquidity and Hedge Funds

Market liquidity profoundly impacts hedge funds. Funds trading illiquid securities earns significant risk premium, report smoother returns, can better leverage on information asymmetries, and grapple with stronger capacity constraints. Importantly, the funding liquidity of hedge funds, or their ease...

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Main Author: TEO, Melvyn
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Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2009
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spelling sg-smu-ink.bnp_research-10132018-06-13T05:03:46Z Liquidity and Hedge Funds TEO, Melvyn Market liquidity profoundly impacts hedge funds. Funds trading illiquid securities earns significant risk premium, report smoother returns, can better leverage on information asymmetries, and grapple with stronger capacity constraints. Importantly, the funding liquidity of hedge funds, or their ease of obtaining financing, can have a significant effect on the market liquidity of the securities they trade in, creating a downward liquidity spiral during economic downturns. We review the academic literature and deliver insights that resonate with recent market events. 2009-04-01T07:00:00Z text application/pdf https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/bnp_research/14 https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1013&context=bnp_research http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Research Collection BNP Paribas Hedge Fund Centre eng Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University hedge funds liquidity market liquidity Finance and Financial Management
institution Singapore Management University
building SMU Libraries
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liquidity
market liquidity
Finance and Financial Management
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TEO, Melvyn
Liquidity and Hedge Funds
description Market liquidity profoundly impacts hedge funds. Funds trading illiquid securities earns significant risk premium, report smoother returns, can better leverage on information asymmetries, and grapple with stronger capacity constraints. Importantly, the funding liquidity of hedge funds, or their ease of obtaining financing, can have a significant effect on the market liquidity of the securities they trade in, creating a downward liquidity spiral during economic downturns. We review the academic literature and deliver insights that resonate with recent market events.
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publisher Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University
publishDate 2009
url https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/bnp_research/14
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1013&context=bnp_research
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