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Definition of illiquid
1 : not being cash or readily convertible into cash illiquid holdings
2 : deficient in liquid assets an illiquid bank
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Big insurers tend to hold huge sums of money for many years before claims come due, giving them a chance to get higher yields on illiquid or complicated securities that might be shunned by retail investors.
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Morgan Stanley is still waiting for an answer to an extension for $1.9 billion in illiquid holdings.
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Researchers found that participants chose to allocate between 39% and 56% of their money to a Commitment Account depending on what type of illiquid condition was placed on it.
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While some of the dip is by design -- as the European banks try to cut risk and free up capital dedicated to illiquid trading positions -- all four firms fell short of analysts’ trading estimates in the quarter.
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The cash advance allows a person whose principal assets are illiquid—in the form of valuable artworks and other collectibles—to quickly tap the equity of those assets.
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But an examination of the fund identified other pernicious forces: most notably, illiquid, opaque and high-cost investments.
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First Known Use of illiquid
1913
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