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Lock Used in the context of general equities. Make a market both ways (bid andoffer) either on the bid, offering, or an in-between price only. Locking on the offering occurs to attract a seller, since the trader is willing to pay (and ask) the offering side when others only ask it. Locking on the bid side attracts buyers for similar reasons. Typically, the sell side requires a plus tick to comply with short sale rules. 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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Police arrived within minutes of the shooting, locking down the area and sending students back on campus. You're going to see people getting bumped more, you're going to see a shorter time frame to accept transactions, it becomes much more aggressive in terms of locking down space," Shapiro said. As bank employees began locking down the building, Green bolted outside. |
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