"Neither of those two steps would have been taken had we not felt we needed that additional liquidity," he said.

Because market participants can choose to utilize it for additional liquidity or not participate in it at all Direct Edge believes the controversy is overstated stating:

There was additional liquidity of 31.6%.

This would create additional liquidity in foreign hands.

The BofE's view is that the banks would be unable to use the additional liquidity to fund growth because their balance sheets are too weak.

He made an error of judgement, albeit one which is understandable, when he pumped additional liquidity into the system following the stock market crash of October 1987.

For Genentech, more equity provides investors additional liquidity, while strengthening the company's standing as a quasi-independent entity.

Ms. McFadden said that the product diversity and additional liquidity a merger with the Comex would provide made the idea attractive.

We have agreed on a clear regulation here which ensures that the debtor cannot procure additional liquidity or additional advantages at the creditor' s expense.

"Retail order flow is very valuable to institutional market makers because they can attract additional liquidity."