Are high price stocks are less liquid than low price stocks

Topic:

Use a sample of at least 100 firms to analyse whether high price stocks are less liquid than low price stocks.

Instructions:
 Create a presentation and slide deck.

�       7 slides max (First slide cover slide, name and title)

�       2 Tables, 2 Figures based on collected data, no copy and paste Tables or Figures

�       Maximum number of words: 150

�       Show that you can work with data, produce high-quality graphs and tables and perform a deep analysis.

�       Do not copy and paste Tables or Figures from other sources.


Indicative Marking Guide (equal weights, 5 marks each)

  1. Topic clear, story (�narrative�) clear
  2. Main result/ message/ take away clear (Do you have a clear result, a clear take-away message?)
  3. Slides look professional, are polished and high-quality; Tables and graphs are high quality and clear; if tables and graphs are copy and pasted from other sources = 0 marks
  4. Data/ sample rich (i.e. student analysed a lot of data - one time-series (e.g. 500 observations) -> not rich, 500 time-series (e.g. 500 x 500 observations = 250,000) -> rich)
  5. Deep analysis: analysis of topic and data sound, clear and deep
  6. Bonus: creativity, i.e. student shows creativity in analysing data, presenting data and results, interpreting results etc.

Prepare for a 5-min presentation if randomly selected.

�Note: A very poor presentation is not a good signal and may suggest that you do not fully understand the topic and your analysis.

Topics (select one)

(Cryptocurrencies)

  1. Are stablecoins a safe haven? Use the time-series of daily market capitalizations of at least 10 stablecoins.
  2. Are stablecoins used for capital flight from China to other countries/ currencies? Use the time-series of daily market capitalizations of at least 10 stablecoins.
  3. Is Bitcoin the new gold? Use daily or high-frequency data to analyse this question.

(Central banks and Quantitative Easing)


(Other)

  • Use high-frequency data to analyse the gold spot � gold futures spread in 2020.
  • Use a sample of at least 100 firms to analyse whether high price stocks are less liquid than low price stocks.
  • Analyse the Bloomberg billionaire price index and identify risk factors that influence it. Obtain the time-series from Bloomberg/ Datastream or other sources.