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The quality or state of (an asset) not being readily convertible into cash.

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  • Increasing illiquidity is how the value of your miles goes down with respect to the goods they can be exchanged for.
  • "The markets are ... suffering from some illiquidity which is exaggerating moves on small volumes," credit strategists at
  • This measure is designed to prevent that kind of illiquidity -- but it is perfectly possible to go too far in the opposite direction.
  • But as the Lehman failure illustrates, where should we draw the line between "illiquidity" and insolvency on the one hand, and higher risk and outright fraud?
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