Volatility and
Illiquidity in the Underlying instrument can affect the pricing of MM CFDs.
[5] Andrew Lo et al., An Econometric Model of Serial Correlation and
Illiquidity in Hedge Fund Returns, Journal of Financial Economics, 2003.
In closing, don't worry about
illiquidity in the bond markets.
In making tradeoffs among competing alternatives, we have distinguished ourselves from other professional investors in several ways: our willingness to hold cash balances, sometimes substantial, awaiting opportunities; our preference for investments with a catalyst for the realization of underlying value; our willingness to accept varying degrees of
illiquidity in exchange for incremental return; and our flexibility in pursuing opportunities in new areas.
Our investment - led process has been refined to focus on high - conviction private equity strategies with risk - return profiles that have rewarded
illiquidity in the past, and where we believe that a supply and demand imbalance between the need for investment and available capital will persist in the future.
Other factors may have been a degree of
illiquidity in the swap market in the face of large increases in private sector bond issuance and rising interest rates.
Any change in policy and financial conditions carries with it at least some chance of setting off instability which could snowball given the current high degree of
illiquidity in many markets.
Not exact matches
In this case index funds, with their objective diversification, minimal management fees, instantaneous liquidity and flat returns over the last decade have trounced venture with its negative returns, narrow diversification, high management fees and
illiquidity over the same time period.
It may be advisable to avoid investing
in any investment vehicle that you don't understand, but this maxim is especially true
in the case of annuities, because with the complexity comes additional expenses, tax consequences and
illiquidity handcuffs.
Why I really like private investments
in general, is that
in exchange for the
illiquidity there are opportunities that you just can not access any other way.
In an uncertain world, committing long - term capital in exchange for an illiquidity premium and a predictable return that — while not shooting out the lights — should at least be highly respectable, has a lot to be said for i
In an uncertain world, committing long - term capital
in exchange for an illiquidity premium and a predictable return that — while not shooting out the lights — should at least be highly respectable, has a lot to be said for i
in exchange for an
illiquidity premium and a predictable return that — while not shooting out the lights — should at least be highly respectable, has a lot to be said for it.
Limited partnership investments may be speculative
in nature and be subject to resale restrictions or
illiquidity.
Investing outside the United States involves risks, such as currency fluctuations, periods of
illiquidity and price volatility, as more fully described
in the prospectus.
9 Several notions of
illiquidity contagion have been studied
in the literature; see, for example, Huberman and Halka (2001) and Comerton - Forde et al (2010).
We found that only 20 of our funds outperformed the markets by the 3 % to 5 % annually that we expect to compensate us for the fees and
illiquidity we incur by investing
in private rather than public equity.
The data
in our report reveal that although investors
in VC take on high fees,
illiquidity, and risk, they rarely reap the reward of high returns.
Investments
in high - yield («junk») bonds involve greater risk of price volatility,
illiquidity, and default than higher - rated debt securities.
According to Jon Krieger, managing director
in healthcare investment banking for Berkery Noyes, corporate borrowers have learned to borrow when they can after extended periods of
illiquidity.
Investing
in private placements, tokens and early stage businesses involves a high degree of risk, including
illiquidity, lack of dividends, loss of investment and dilution, and those investors who can not afford to lose their entire investment should not invest.
The dollar was boosted by weakness
in the pound ($ 1.3770 - $ 1.3656, 4 - month low, miss on UK Manufacturing PMI) and
in anticipation of a hawkish FOMC meeting statement tomorrow, and was exacerbated by the
illiquidity from today's May Day Holiday.
To deliver an
illiquidity premium we are focused on what we believe to be best -
in - class investments, giving you choice on how to access Private Equity and how involved you want to be
in the investment decisions.
There are special risks associated with an investment
in real estate, including the possible
illiquidity of underlying properties, credit risk, interest rate fluctuations and the impact of varied economic conditions.
One approach to alleviating the
illiquidity of financial vehicles like bonds and CDs is to break up your investment into multiple smaller amounts, which then go into a number of individual investments that mature one after another,
in staggered fashion.
There was never anything like this before
in HKD or HIBOR, and it didn't happen last January, but Hong Kong banks and the city's monetary authority have been visited by extreme volatility and, yes,
illiquidity.
We all want stability, which
in financial terms means
illiquidity [Editor's Note: «Illiquidity» refers to assets not easily transferred to currency, a property that can protect against» volatility» — rapid, radical swings
illiquidity [Editor's Note: «
Illiquidity» refers to assets not easily transferred to currency, a property that can protect against» volatility» — rapid, radical swings
Illiquidity» refers to assets not easily transferred to currency, a property that can protect against» volatility» — rapid, radical swings
in value].
Investments
in foreign securities are subject to additional and more diverse risks, including but not limited to currency fluctuations, market
illiquidity, and political and economic instability.
There is one more aspect to layer
in here:
illiquidity of equity investments.
Based on the
illiquidity illustrated during these time periods traders using market orders can experience slippage, or gaping
in prices that can have a material impact on your final execution price.
First,
in light of the illiquid state of the market
in November 2008 (an
illiquidity that likely would have been exacerbated by AIG's failure), it is far from certain that the underlying CDOs could have easily been liquidated, even at the discounted price of $ 4.3 billion.
The Manager believes this action is
in the best interests of the Fund, given the
illiquidity and very heavy penalty for sales
in the non-Agency mortgage - backed securities markets.
The first round of «quantitative easing», or QE, ended
in April 2010 and was quickly followed by the
illiquidity event
in May 2010 that came to be known as the Flash Crash.
There should be an expected premium return for illiquid assets, or else, invest
in liquid risk assets, and wait for the day where there is a return advantage to
illiquidity.
In fact, opportunity risk may just be an extreme case of
illiquidity risk (if the asset were fully liquid, you could switch to the better opportunity).
The fewer the shares / bonds that are available to trade, the more uncertainty exists
in where the assets should trade, because of the
illiquidity.
I've written at least two significant pieces on endowment investing: Alternative Investments,
Illiquidity, and Endowment Management The Forever Fund Oh, toss
in one more: Managing Illiquid As...
Investments
in foreign securities may involve risks such as social and political instability, market
illiquidity, exchange - rate fluctuations, a high level of volatility and limited regulation.
There are other dimensions of unpopularity, beyond risk — including
illiquidity and small - cap and value stocks, although risk is implicit
in the first two of those.
Investing
in private equity to benefit from the
illiquidity premium and / or small cap premium is also a possibility as a means to diversify and benefit from the above stated premiums, even though this asset class has become very crowded as yields have declined significantly.
When investing
in less liquid assets investors should, of course, expect to be compensated for that
illiquidity through improved risk - adjusted returns.»
Illiquidity should be taken on with caution, and with more than enough compensation for the loss of flexibility
in future asset allocation decisions and cash flow needs.
Momentum,
illiquidity, and low beta are all
in the top quintile of their respective historical valuations
in both international and emerging markets.
Investments
in high - yield («junk») bonds involve greater risk of price volatility,
illiquidity, and default than higher - rated debt securities.
The only popular factors with negative (but insignificant) past performance are
illiquidity and low beta
in the developed markets, and size
in the emerging markets.
You will note that he took units instead of cash for the accrued management fee
in April, but he allowed himself a 15 % discount on the unit price due to «
illiquidity» (he can't sell right away... but seemingly neither can we as the daily volume is quite low).
On December 10, 2007, the Fund notified the Company that conditions
in the short - term credit markets had created a broad based perception of risk
in non subprime asset - backed securities causing
illiquidity across the market which led to extreme pricing pressure
in those securities.
The spreads are
in the 50 - 150 basis point region now for TLGP borrowers at 3 years, and if it were regarded to be as solid as the US Treasury, the spread would just be a small one for
illiquidity.
Illiquidity begets volatile prices changes
in the grid / matrix as a result.
When I think of all of the different risks that can be taken
in bonds (duration, convexity, credit / equity,
illiquidity, currency, etc.) they are all being taken now, and at relatively high levels.
The
illiquidity and variations
in lending standards tends to lead to markets that adjust slowly, and autocorrelatedly.
In fact illiquidity is the catalyst of significant wealth meltdowns seen in real estate investors who leverage aggressively when the lending freezes u
In fact
illiquidity is the catalyst of significant wealth meltdowns seen
in real estate investors who leverage aggressively when the lending freezes u
in real estate investors who leverage aggressively when the lending freezes up.