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Montanaro European Smaller Cos Trust PLC Spline ILLIQ Liquidity Analysis
Illiquidity prediction for Monday, September 7th, 2026
1 Day
45,222.78
decreased by 16,771.17
1 Week
51,278.84
decreased by 10,715.11
1 Month
35,246.36
decreased by 26,747.59
Analysis last updated: Sunday, September 6, 2026 at 02:23 AM UTC
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How illiquidity evolves over timeParameter Estimates
Jan 2, 2007 to Sep 4, 2026Model Insight
With persistence 0.996, illiquidity shocks have a half-life of 177 trading days (~0.7 years), close to a unit root, so long-run forecasts are highly sensitive to this estimate.
μ
ILLIQ-SMEM Model
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High persistence: persistence 0.996, shock half-life ~177 days
| Param | Value | t-stat |
|---|---|---|
| ωconst | 1.0471 | 1.27 |
| αARCH | 0.3356 | 3.82*** |
| βGARCH | 0.6605 | 7.90*** |
Spline Coefficients
K=10
| γ1 | -2.1455 | -3.10*** |
| γ2 | 2.1460 | 2.26** |
| γ3 | 0.4509 | 1.14 |
| γ4 | -0.4052 | -0.84 |
| γ5 | -0.1277 | -0.24 |
| γ6 | -0.7699 | -1.03 |
| γ7 | 1.9316 | 1.59 |
| γ8 | -1.2779 | -1.16 |
| γ9 | -0.0502 | -0.08 |
| γ10 | 0.6804 | 1.11 |
0.996
Persistence177d
Half-lifeμ
ILLIQ-SMEM Model
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| Parameter | Value | t-statistic |
|---|---|---|
ω const Unconditional variance weight | 1.0471 | 1.27 |
α ARCH Response to squared shocks | 0.3356 | 3.82*** |
β GARCH Volatility persistence | 0.6605 | 7.90*** |
Spline Coefficients
K=10
| γ1 | -2.1455 | -3.10*** |
| γ2 | 2.1460 | 2.26** |
| γ3 | 0.4509 | 1.14 |
| γ4 | -0.4052 | -0.84 |
| γ5 | -0.1277 | -0.24 |
| γ6 | -0.7699 | -1.03 |
| γ7 | 1.9316 | 1.59 |
| γ8 | -1.2779 | -1.16 |
| γ9 | -0.0502 | -0.08 |
| γ10 | 0.6804 | 1.11 |
Persistence:
0.996
Half-life:
177 days
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