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Why liquidity is a vital cog in the running of a bourse

Liquidity in the stock market can simply be defined as the ability of a market to absorb large trade volumes with minimal effect on price movement.

The more liquid a market is the lower the costs of transactions, the faster new entrants experience price discovery and also serves as a big attraction for foreign investors.

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