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Not exact matches
SecondMarket is the largest centralized marketplace and auction platform
for illiquid assets, such as asset - backed
securities, auction - rate
securities, bankruptcy claims, collateralized debt obligations, limited partnership interests, private company stock, residential and commercial mortgage - backed
securities, restricted
securities and block trades in public companies, and whole loans.
An investment in a limited partner interest in a private equity fund is more
illiquid and the returns on such investment may be more volatile than an investment in
securities for which there is a more active and transparent market.
The latter re-incorporated themselves as «banks» to get Federal Reserve handouts and access to the Fed's $ 2 trillion in «cash
for trash» swaps crediting Wall Street with Fed deposits
for otherwise «
illiquid» loans and
securities (the euphemism
for toxic, fraudulent or otherwise insolvent and unmarketable debt instruments)-- at «cost» based on full mark - to - model fictitious valuations.
In the quest to compensate
for low fixed income returns, pension funds have plowed money into stocks, private equity funds and
illiquid and very risky investments, like subprime auto loan
securities and commercial real estate.
I have «traded»
illiquid securities in my life and have a feel
for when claims r invalid.
For instance, there are companies that specialize in securitizing the mortgages (a way of turning an
illiquid asset into an investable
security), as well as groups that focus on packaging cash from hundreds of investors and turning it into developer loans (also known as syndicated mortgages).
Investments in international and emerging markets
securities and ADRs include exposure to risks including currency fluctuations, foreign taxes and regulations, and the potential
for illiquid markets and political instability.
On the other hand,
illiquid markets, such as those
for thinly traded fixed income
securities and small cap stocks, can see bid - offers spreads of over 1 % of the asset's price.
Size and funding source are my main advantages; I'm only investing
for myself so I don't have to worry about redemptions, and unfortunately my funds available to invest are small enough not to move the market, even
for relatively
illiquid securities.
On Grantham's comments: my comments Saturday night are pertinent here
for two reasons — anyone selling
illiquid CDO tranches, subordinated mortgage bonds, etc., immediately prior to the crisis would find two things: 1) the bids were non-existent or really poor, and 2) if the trade did take place, it would be at levels that reset the pricing grid
for that area of the market a LOT lower, leaving the remaining
securities looking worse, and a diminution of GAAP equity.
There are various reasons why an ETF might not be able to replicate an index perfectly,
for example it might be too costly to correctly replicate very
illiquid securities that are part of an index.
If you're trading
illiquid securities (small - cap stocks,
for example), then you can see this play out in real - time.
Dr. Wade Pfau's new book, Reverse Mortgages: How to use Reverse Mortgages to Secure Your Retirement explains how, when used correctly, reverse mortgages can provide an added layer of
security for retirees and allow them to enjoy retirement more by gaining liquidity from an
illiquid asset.
For an investor willing to hold a
security until maturity interest rate and liquidity risk are often a secondary concern, but a risk - adverse investor needs to realize that having the ability to exit a position quickly (same day) can be worth a lot more than the additional gain you could receive from an
illiquid investment.
That difference was most pronounced
for funds that trade
illiquid securities; it didn't show up in funds that primarily trade stocks or futures contracts, which have active markets and easily obtained prices.
But that doesn't happen
for strategies that deal with
illiquid securities.
The markets
for many
securities we own are relatively
illiquid.
A manager under pressure to sell a million dollars» worth of corporate bonds might well find that there's only a market
for two - thirds of that amount, the remaining third could swiftly become
illiquid — that is, unmarketable —
securities.
The Fund may hold
securities, such as private placements, interests in commodity pools, other non-traded
securities or temporarily
illiquid securities,
for which market quotations are not readily available or are determined to be unreliable.
Repurchase agreements that do not provide
for payment within seven days will be treated as
illiquid securities.
Restricted or
illiquid securities, such as private placements or non-traded
securities are valued via inputs from the adviser valuation based upon the current bid
for the
security from two or more independent dealers or other parties reasonably familiar with the facts and circumstances of the
security (who should take into consideration all relevant factors as may be appropriate under the circumstances).
The Fed also established the Term
Securities Lending Facility, which allowed banks and dealers to swap their illiquid but high - quality government and mortgage - backed securities for T
Securities Lending Facility, which allowed banks and dealers to swap their
illiquid but high - quality government and mortgage - backed
securities for T
securities for Treasuries.
StartEngine recently launched a secondary trading platform to help provide liquidity
for securities that are largely
illiquid.
«The Continued Risk of Troubled Assets», the latest report from the Congressional Oversight Panel (COP), points out the ongoing risks that commercial and residential mortgage - backed
securities (CMBS and RMBS, respectively), along with other
illiquid troubled assets, pose
for financial institutions and the financial system.