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Liquidity And Its Impact On Bond Prices

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  • Alexander Kempf
  • Marliese Uhrig-Homburg

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In this paper, we propose a theoretical continuous-time model to analyze the impact of liquidity on bond prices. This model prices illiquid bonds relative to liquid bonds and provides a testable theory of illiquidity induced price discounts. The model is tested using 1992–1994 data from bonds issued by the German government. These bonds define a market segment that is homogeneous in bankruptcy risk, taxes, age, and coupons, but the bonds differ with respect to their liquidity. The empirical findings suggest that bond prices not only depend on the dynamics of interest rates, but also on the liquidity of bonds. Therefore, bond liquidity should be used as an additional pricing factor. The findings of the out-of-sample test demonstrate the superiority of the model in comparison with traditional pricing models.

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  • Alexander Kempf & Marliese Uhrig-Homburg, 2000. "Liquidity And Its Impact On Bond Prices," Schmalenbach Business Review (sbr), LMU Munich School of Management, vol. 52(1), pages 26-44, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:sbr:abstra:v:52:y:2000:i:1:p:26-44
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    1. Houweling, Patrick & Mentink, Albert & Vorst, Ton, 2005. "Comparing possible proxies of corporate bond liquidity," Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 29(6), pages 1331-1358, June.
    2. Díaz, Antonio & Escribano, Ana, 2020. "Measuring the multi-faceted dimension of liquidity in financial markets: A literature review," Research in International Business and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 51(C).
    3. Wu, Manhwa & Huang, Paoyu & Ni, Yensen, 2017. "Capital liberalization and various financial markets: Evidence from Taiwan," The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 66(C), pages 265-274.
    4. Chesney, Marc & Kempf, Alexander, 2011. "The value of tradeability," CFR Working Papers 10-11 [rev.], University of Cologne, Centre for Financial Research (CFR).
    5. Linas Jurksas & Hector Carcel, 2019. "Euro Area Government Bond Yield and Liquidity Dependence during different Monetary Policy Accommodation Phases," Bank of Lithuania Working Paper Series 60, Bank of Lithuania.
    6. Marc Chesney & Alexander Kempf, 2012. "The value of tradeability," Review of Derivatives Research, Springer, vol. 15(3), pages 193-216, October.
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