Tag: selling

What is 'Paper Dealer' A market maker that buys and sells extremely short-term corporate bonds called commercial paper. A paper dealer is...

DefinitionA capital gains tax is a tax on capital gains, the profit realized on the sale of a non-inventory asset that was greater than...

DefinitionA capital gain refers to profit that results from a sale of a capital asset, such as stock, bond or real estate, where the...

What is a 'Patent' A patent is a government license that gives the holder exclusive rights to a process, design or new...

DefinitionPanic selling is a wide-scale selling of an investment which causes a sharp decline in prices. Specifically, an investor wants to get out of...

What is 'Variable Cost-Plus Pricing' Variable cost-plus pricing is a pricing method in which the selling price is established by adding a...

DefinitionA wash sale is a sale of a security at a loss and repurchase of the same or substantially identical security shortly before or...

DefinitionA wash sale is a sale of a security at a loss and repurchase of the same or substantially identical security shortly before or...

What is 'Garbatrage' An increase in price and trading volume in a particular sector of the economy that occurs as a result...

What is Gazundering and how can you avoid it Gazundering is the act of reducing a purchase price at the last minute, usually just before...