Business Dictionary
Illiquid
In the context of corporate finance, the absence of
cash flow needed to fulfill financial
debts and meet
obligations. In the context of
investments, describes a thinly
traded
investment such as a
stock or
bond that is not easily converted into cash. Illiquid securities have high transactions costs. Often the bid-ask spread is very
wide.
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