The Impact of Excess Cash Holding on Liquidity Risk by Using Liu’s Theoretical framework

The aim of the current research is to study the impact of excess cash holding on liquidity risk regarding to the stock trading indexes, and based on management and investment approach of liu (2006) theoretical framework that respectively includes twelve-month liquidity risk and beta liquidity risk. In this research, multiple regression and ordinary least square method have been used for testing hypotheses. The research sample includes the 130 companies which listed in Tehran stock exchange, and the period of study includes seven years from the 2011 to 2017. Results show that excess cash holding has significant and negative impact on twelve-month and beta liquidity risk, which the impact of excess cash holding on twelve-month liquidity risk is more than beta liquidity risk. Moreover, regarding to the stock trading indexes, excess cash holding leads to reducing liquidity risks, which the level of decreases in beta liquidity risk is more than twelve-month liquidity risk. Overall, holding excess cash by companies due to reducing liquidity risks, however, regarding to the stock trading indexes, the results show more decrease in beta liquidity risk based on investment approach, therefore, this study can deeply represent excess cash holding reduce the market liquidity effect on the liquidity risk.