Evaporating Liquidity
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- 16 June 2012
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The Review of Financial Studies
- Vol. 25 (7) , 2005-2039
- https://doi.org/10.1093/rfs/hhs066
Abstract
The returns of short-term reversal strategies in equity markets can be interpreted as a proxy for the returns from liquidity provision. Using this approach, this article shows that the return from liquidity provision is highly predictable with the VIX index. Expected returns and conditional Sharpe ratios from liquidity provision spike during periods of financial market turmoil. The results point to withdrawal of liquidity supply and an associated increase in the expected returns from liquidity provision, as a main driver behind the evaporation of liquidity during times of financial market turmoil, consistent with theories of liquidity provision by financially constrained intermediaries.Keywords
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