Title: Disentangling liquidity and information asymmetry effect

Authors: Anshi Goel; Vanita Tripathi

Addresses: Department of Commerce, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, Delhi, India ' Department of Commerce, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, Delhi, India

Abstract: This study attempts to disentangle the effect of liquidity and information asymmetry on the pricing of securities at Bombay Stock Exchange with a sample of S&P BSE 500 stocks for a time span ranging from 1st April 2000 to 31st March 2017. Firstly, we checked for the stationarity of liquidity and information premium, then employed regression models and finally Granger causality test to identify the cause and effect relationship between them. Empirical evidence indicates the stationarity of liquidity and information premium and a significantly positive relationship is observed between them. Also, it shows that information premium Granger causes liquidity premium, therefore, information factor might not be independent of liquidity factor as it contains information that helps in predicting liquidity premium. This implies that liquidity-based trading strategy and information-based trading strategy can be used by investors mutually rather than distinctly to reap abnormal returns.

Keywords: liquidity premium; information premium; stock returns; Bombay Stock Exchange.

DOI: 10.1504/IJFSM.2021.120363

International Journal of Financial Services Management, 2021 Vol.11 No.2, pp.163 - 182

Received: 13 Aug 2020
Accepted: 19 Sep 2021

Published online: 17 Jan 2022 *

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