Stock Liquidity and Return Distribution: Evidence from the London Stock Exchange

Andong Wang; Robert Hudson; Mark Rhodes; Sijia Zhang; Andros Gregoriou

doi:10.1016/j.frl.2020.101539

Stock Liquidity and Return Distribution: Evidence from the London Stock Exchange

Andong Wang, Robert Hudson, Mark Rhodes, Sijia Zhang, Andros Gregoriou

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We investigate the relationship between liquidity and the distribution of returns, for all listed firms on the London Stock Exchange between 2002–2018. We find a strong relationship between the distribution of returns, as measured by skewness and kurtosis, and liquidity.

Original language	English
Article number	101539
Journal	Finance Research Letters
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.frl.2020.101539
Publication status	Published - 12 May 2020

Keywords

Skewness
Kurtosis
Liquidity
Amihud ratio
Bid-ask spread
Zero-return days

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