In: Economics
The liquidity of an asset
describes the ease of conversion to cash without significant loss of value
is its cash value relative to other assets
indicates how much interest would flow from it if it were a financial instrument
is of little concern to bank managers, since their primary goal is profit
usually rises along with an asset's rate of return
Ease of conversion to cash without significant loss of value
The liquidity of an asset is predominantly the easy conversion of an asset into cash with very little effect on value. Some of the instruments that are highly liquid are stocks, bonds, and promissory notes.