"We propose a broad measure of liquidity for the overall financial market by exploiting its connection with the amount of arbitrage capital in the market and the potential impact on price deviations in US Treasurys. When arbitrage capital is abundant, we expect the arbitrage forces to smooth out...

This study investigates the association between stock liquidity and the H-share discount using a sample of Chinese cross-listed stocks in A- and H-shares markets. We examine the liquidity hypothesis by employing depth and trading activity variables. Our results suggest that stocks with a higher...

Many firms have stockholders who face severe restrictions on their ability to sell their shares and diversify the risk of their personal wealth. We study the costs of these liquidity restrictions on stockholders using a continuous-time portfolio choice framework. These restrictions have major...

Investor sentiment affects stock market liquidity by affecting noise trading and irrational market makers. Previous studies have focused on this effect with the time-series variation in sentiment and liquidity. This paper utilizes firm-specific news sentiment (FSNS) to examine its effect on...