The effect of stock liquidity on the risk of falling stock prices: Evidence from the Tehran Stock Exchange

Liquidity of the stock exchanges plays essential role on investment decisions and it is one of the factors that may influence on stock price. The easier one can buy/sell shares of a firm, the higher liquidity the firm has. In fact, lack of liquidity may lead investors to sell their assets at cheaper...

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Main Authors: Mehdi Moghanloo, Hasan Madrakian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Growing Science 2015-12-01
Series:Management Science Letters
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Online Access:http://www.growingscience.com/msl/Vol5/msl_2015_107.pdf
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Summary:Liquidity of the stock exchanges plays essential role on investment decisions and it is one of the factors that may influence on stock price. The easier one can buy/sell shares of a firm, the higher liquidity the firm has. In fact, lack of liquidity may lead investors to sell their assets at cheaper prices and it could influence negatively on overall market. The primary objective of this paper is to study the effect of stock liquidity on the risk of falling stock prices. The study chooses historical information of 70 selected firms listed on Tehran Stock Exchange over the period 2006-2012. The results of this survey have indicated that there was a negative and meaningful relationship between stock liquidity and stock price decline.
ISSN:1923-2934
1923-9343