Liquidity Risk Fundamentals, Metrics, and Early Warning Indicators

Free GARP FRM Part II lesson in Liquidity and Treasury Risk Measurement and Management. 21 min read, ~3,138 words.

Funding liquidity = ability to meet cash obligations as they fall due. Market (trading) liquidity = ability to sell assets without moving the price. Different problems, different tools. Liquidity-adjusted VaR adds the bid-ask cost of unwinding the position to standalone VaR. Spread widens in stress; LVaR rises non-linearly with size...

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