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Lame Duck An ineffective trader who is in or near bankruptcy due to a series of bad trades, often over a long period of time. A lame duck has suffered heavy losses, not from a bear market or something similar, but simply due to his/her ineptitude. This is a slightly pejorative term that is most common in Europe. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| On the last day of the lame duck session, Congress passed H. It may be that Washington's lame duck mentality has spread. Lame ducks come back to Washington this week and they're not going to do much. |
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