Abstract
We examine the components of stock prices that play a key role in the pricing of the Amihud (2002) illiquidity measure. We first decompose the stock price series into permanent and transitory components and then construct the half-Amihud illiquidity measures on the days of positive and negative permanent price returns. We find that the transitory half-Amihud measure on the days of negative permanent price returns plays an important role in pricing the Amihud illiquidity even after controlling for the turnover ratio. This finding contrasts with that of Lou and Shu (2017) in that both the trading volume component and transitory price impact, drive the Amihud illiquidity premium.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 101876 |
| Journal | North American Journal of Economics and Finance |
| Volume | 64 |
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| State | Published - Jan 2023 |
Keywords
- Amihud illiquidity premium
- Half-Amihud measure
- Permanent and transitory prices