liquidity premium


Liquidity premium

Forward rate minus expected future short-term interest rate.

Liquidity Premium

The rate of return that an investor expects above other rates or return in order to make an illiquid investment. All other things being equal, an investor generally expects a higher return for investing in something that may be difficult to convert to cash. For example, an inactive bond may pay a higher coupon rate than an active bond with a similar credit rating.

liquidity premium

The extra return demanded by investors as compensation for holding assets that may be difficult to convert into cash. For example, bonds that seldom trade should offer a higher yield to maturity compared to actively traded bonds of similar maturity and credit risk.