How to Measure Illiquidity on European Emerging Stock Markets?

• Autorzy: Jelena Vidović , Tea Poklepović , Zdravka Aljinović
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Background: Liquidity is, in practice of portfolio investment, an important attribute of stocks and measuring illiquidity presents a real challenge for researchers, primarily on developed stock markets. Moreover, there is a lack of research dealing with (il)liquidity on emerging markets. In the paper, the problem of applicability and validity of two well-known illiquidity measures, ILLIQ and TURN, on European emerging markets is observed. Objectives: The paper has two main purposes. The first is to test the relative performance of the two selected illiquidity measures in terms of their validity on European emerging stock markets. The second is to propose a new and improved illiquidity measure named Relative Change in Volume (RCV). Methods/Approach: Using daily returns and traded volumes for 12 stocks which are constituents of stock indices on seven observed markets, ILLIQ and TURN along with the new proposed measure are calculated and tested based on correlation with return. All measures are tested and proposed using the single stock approach. Results: It is shown that ILLIQ and TURN are not appropriate for seven observed markets. The measures do not follow the obligatory request that returns increase in illiquidity while RCV has the ability of taking into account the pressure of big differences in volume on return. RCV gives satisfactory results, making clear the distinction between liquid and illiquid stocks and between liquid and illiquid markets. Conclusions: The proposed measure potentially has important implications in illiquidity measurement in general, and not only for investors on emerging stock markets.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

illiquidity measures; emerging markets; Relative Change in Volume-RCV

• Wydawca: Sciendo
• Czasopismo: Business Systems Research Journal
• Rocznik: 2014
• Tom: 5
• Numer: 3
• Strony: 67-81

Daty

wydano

2014-09-01

otrzymano

2013-12-10

zaakceptowano

2014-03-18

online

2014-09-25

Twórcy

autor

Jelena Vidović

• University of Split, The University Department of Professional Studies, Croatia,

autor

Tea Poklepović

• University of Split, Faculty of Economics, Croatia,

autor

Zdravka Aljinović

• University of Split, Faculty of Economics, Croatia,

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Identyfikatory

DOI

10.2478/bsrj-2014-0020