A characteristic of a security or commodity market with enough units outstanding to allow large transactions without a substantial change in price. Institutional investors are inclined to seek out liquid investments so that their trading activity will not influence the market price. Chicago Board of Trade glossary
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Easily traded or converted to cash. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary
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A characteristic of a security or commodity market with enough units outstanding to allow large transactions without a substantial change in price. Institutional investors are inclined to seek out liquid investments so that their trading activity will not influence the market price. Exchange Handbook Glossary
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1. involving cash, or things that can easily be changed into cash:
• In a modern economy, liquid wealth is held in the form of money.
2. involving things that can easily be bought and sold:
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liquid UK US /ˈlɪkwɪd/ adjective
► ACCOUNTING, FINANCE in the form of cash, or able to be changed into cash easily: »
People should hold some cash in more liquid investments for emergencies.
»In such situations, it's advisable to keep your assets liquid.
► FINANCE having cash: »
The fund will typically invest in large liquid companies.
► FINANCE, STOCK MARKET if a market is liquid, it is easy to buy and sell in it, and a lot of buying and selling takes place: »
The foreign exchange market is the largest, most liquid market in the world.
Financial and business terms. 2012.