Liquidity Risk & IRR Scorecard™ - CB Resource, Inc. (2024)

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What is liquidity risk in simple words? ›

Liquidity risk is the risk of loss resulting from the inability to meet payment obligations in full and on time when they become due. Liquidity risk is inherent to the Bank's business and results from the mismatch in maturities between assets and liabilities.

The Liquidity-at-Risk (short: LaR) is a measure of the liquidity risk exposure of a financial portfolio. It may be defined as the net liquidity drain which can occur in the portfolio in a given risk scenario.

Market liquidity risk

When market liquidity begins to falter, financial markets experience less reliable pricing, and can tend to overreact. This has a knock-on effect, leading to an increase in market volatility and higher funding costs.

The three main types are central bank liquidity, market liquidity and funding liquidity.

An example of liquidity risk would be when a company has assets in excess of its debts but cannot easily convert those assets to cash and cannot pay its debts because it does not have sufficient current assets. Another example would be when an asset is illiquid and must be sold at a price below the market price.

To avoid liquidity risks, business owners or company accountants must keep an up-to-date balance sheet that includes accurate data on their current assets and liabilities. Current assets can include cash, stocks or investments, accounts receivable and in some cases, inventory.

Generally speaking, creditors and investors will look for an accounting liquidity ratio of around 2 or 3. A higher liquidity ratio means that your business has a more significant margin of safety with regard to your ability to pay off debt obligations.

FOR A BUSINESS, LIQUIDITY RISK DESCRIBES A POTENTIAL INABILITY TO ADDRESS SHORT-TERM CASH OUTFLOW. FOR INVESTORS, ON THE OTHER HAND, IT DESCRIBES THE RISK OF NOT FINDING COUNTERPARTIES WILLING TO PAY THE APPLICABLE MARKET PRICES FOR THEIR TRANSACTIONS.

To put it simply, liquidity risk is the risk that a business will not have sufficient cash to meet its financial commitments in a timely manner. Without proper cash flow management and sound liquidity risk management, a business will face a liquidity crisis and ultimately become insolvent.

Liquidity refers to the ease with which an asset, or security, can be converted into ready cash without affecting its market price. Cash is the most liquid of assets, while tangible items are less liquid. The two main types of liquidity are market liquidity and accounting liquidity.

What is liquidity risk quizlet? ›

What is liquidity risk? • The risk that an institution will not meet its liabilities as they become due as a. result of: - Inability to liquidate assets or obtain funding. - Inability to unwind or offset exposure without significantly lowering market price.