liquidity risk

Liquidity risk arises from situations in which a party interested in trading an asset cannot do it because nobody in the market wants to trade that asset. Liquidity risk becomes particularly important to parties who are about to hold or currently hold an asset, since it affects their ability to trade.
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The risk that arises from the difficulty of selling an asset in a timely manner. It can be thought of as the difference between the "true value" of the asset and the likely price, less commissions.

The risk that a counterparty or a participant in a payment or settlement system will not settle an obligation at its full value when due. Liquidity risk does not imply that the counterparty is insolvent, since it may be able to settle the required debt obligations at some unspecified time thereafter.