“While each individual institution is undoubtedly safer due to capital constraints imposed by Dodd-Frank, this makes for a more illiquid market overall. The lack of liquidity will be especially potent in the bond market, where all securities are not mark-to-market and many bonds lack a constant supply of buyers and sellers. The bond market is much larger than the equity market, and a 30-year bond bull run has many investors and institutions heavily invested in the asset class. Furthermore, studies have shown bond investors to be more sensitive to poor performance since the asset class is usually perceived as having lower risk than equities.”
http://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/072915/doddfrank-creates-liquidity-crunch-bonds.asp
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