Liquid

1.

In relation to an asset, able to be turned into cash quickly and without significant loss compared with current market value.

2.

In relation to a market, a situation in which large quantities of the asset traded in the market can be bought or sold at any time, with low transaction costs, and without affecting the market price.

See also

• Cash and cash equivalents
• Cash forecasting
• Deep market
• Illiquid
• Liquidate
• Liquidation
• Liquidity
• Liquidity buffer
• Liquidity Coverage Ratio
• Liquidity preference
• Liquidity management
• Liquidity premium
• Liquidity risk
• Solvency
• Stress
• Survival period

Other resources

• Safety first, The Treasurer, 2015