Small Firm Effect, Liquidity and Security Returns

Michael Drew, Alastair Marsden and Madhu Veeraraghavan
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Alastair Marsden: Alastair Marsden is at the Department of Accounting and Finance, The University of Auckland Business School, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand.
Madhu Veeraraghavan: Madhu Veeraraghavan (corresponding author) is at the Department of Accounting and Finance, Monash University, Clayton Victoria 3800, Australia. E-mail: Madhu.Veeraraghavan@BusEco.monash.edu.au

Journal of Emerging Market Finance, 2006, vol. 5, issue 2, 135-149

Abstract: Standard asset pricing models ignore the costs of liquidity. In this study we advance the ongoing debate on empirical asset pricing and test if liquidity costs (as proxied by turnover rate, turnover ratio and bid-ask spread) affect stock returns for Australian stocks. Our tests use the factor portfolio mimicking approach of Fama and French (1993, 1996). We find small and less liquid firms generate positive risk premia after controlling for market returns and firm size. We find no evidence of any seasonal effects that can explain our multifactor asset pricing model findings. In summary, our study provides support for a broader asset pricing model with multiple risk factors.

Keywords: JEL Classification: G120; JEL Classification: G150; Liquidity; turnover; asset pricing; closing bid-ask spread (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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DOI: 10.1177/097265270600500202

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