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Suggest questionDiscover what liquidity is, how it differs across various asset types and what you, as a trader, may deduce from this measure. Compare two different areas of liquidity – a liquid market and a liquid asset. In the absence of a specific liquidity formula, consider the two ratios that will help you assess liquidity.
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Liquidity is a measure of how easily an asset can be exchanged.
It essentially means how quickly you can get money out of an asset.
Your investments can be said to have stronger liquidity when you can quickly convert them into cash.
Cash and stocks usually have high liquidity, because they are generally easy to access and trade.
In contrast, real estate is generally less liquid, especially in times of economic crisis, as it may take longer to set.
Note that liquidity can refer to 2 different areas, liquid market and liquid asset.
Liquid market means there are always investors on the market willing to trace securities at every price level.
It's a market with high trading activity.
A liquid asset is an asset that can be easily turned into cash.
There is no specific liquidity formula.
However, there are 2 common measures you can use.
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Current ratio, which divides current assets by current liabilities, and the quick ratio, that subtracts the inventory from the current assets, and divides the result by the current liabilities.
For both ratios, higher results indicate high liquidity and general financial health.
Mind that liquidity is extremely important when considering your trading positions, and even your ability to exit them.
Liquidity ensures you can easily get in and out of the market.