A Simple Estimation of Bid-Ask Spreads from Daily Close, High, and Low Prices

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Abdi, Farshid; Ranaldo, Angelo
• 署名单位: University of St Gallen
• 刊物名称: REVIEW OF FINANCIAL STUDIES
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0893-9454
• DOI: 10.1093/rfs/hhx084
• 发表日期: 2017
• 页码: 4437
• 关键词: LIQUIDITY RISK; cross-section; stock returns; transaction costs; MARKET; COMMONALITY

摘要

We propose a new method to estimate the bid-ask spread when quote data are not available. Compared to other low-frequency estimates, this method utilizes a wider information set, namely, readily available close, high, and low prices. In the absence of end-of-day quote data, this method generally provides the highest cross-sectional and average time-series correlations with the TAQ effective spread benchmark. Moreover, it delivers the most accurate estimates for less liquid stocks. Our estimator has many potential applications, including an accurate measurement of transaction cost, systematic liquidity risk, and commonality in liquidity for U.S. stocks dating back almost one century.