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Machine Learning for liquidity classification and its applications to portfolio selection

Published: Jun 19, 2024
Volume: 22
Keywords: Liquidity Naïve Bayes Portfolio optimization Stock market Supervised learning

Authors

Eder Abensur
Universidade Federal do ABC (UFABC)

Abstract

Liquidity refers to the ease of asset conversion into cash, playing a crucial role in investment decisions for achieving optimal returns. This study proposes a novel stock liquidity classification method using machine learning algorithms, trained, and tested on ten years of Brazilian stock market (B3) data. Achieving an accuracy of 99.2%, the classifier, when integrated with the mean-variance portfolio optimization model, reduces portfolio uncertainty by preventing an average of 11.5% of illiquid asset sales.

How to cite

Eder Abensur. Machine Learning for liquidity classification and its applications to portfolio selection. Brazilian Review of Finance, v. 22, n. 2, 2024. p. 1-14. DOI: 10.12660/rbfin.v22n2.2024.90713.