Axe to grind

Used in context of general equities. Involvement in a security, whether through a position, order, or inquiry.

Axe to Grind

In equities, an interest an investor has in a stock. An investor has an axe to grind if he/she owns, has sold short, has ordered, or has inquired about taking a position in a stock.

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It involved talking to former party staff members who had a "political axe to grind", he claimed.

Barry Gardiner says Labour anti-Semitism whistleblowers have an 'axe to grind'; He defended the Labour Party's use of Non Disclosure Agreements

Unless they are being bankrolled by somebody with financial resources with an axe to grind, I cannot understand why disgruntled supporters continue to attend matches and further contribute to Ashley's wealth and go to the expense of producing 30,000 placards and 100 flags.

Fans give him what he wants; Views of the North

Lily: give credit where it's due Another week, another Lily Allen axe to grind. The singer, who played in Staffordshire yesterday and is at Chelmsford today, is fed-up with men getting credit for the work of female pop stars.

Lily: give credit where it's due

The two parties do not want the government to collapse at this juncture, even though they have their own axe to grind on alleged misuse of CBI.

SP & BSP STAND GUARD

At Argo's BFI London Film Festival premiere, Affleck said he took care to make sure those with "an axe to grind" could not politicise the project.

Don't use this film for politics, says Affleck

BLACKPOOL V WEST HAM, CH'SHIP PLAY-OFF FINAL, TODAY, 3PM: Sam Allardyce insists he has no axe to grind with Blackpool ahead of West Ham's Wembley encounter with his former club.

Allardyce has no Blackpool grudge; football ROUND-UP

"They were beaten up so badly it was as if [the police] had a personal axe to grind against our workers," Tripathi claimed.

Several injured in Delhi police's action against BJP workers

We need to benefit the majority, not the vocal backward-looking minority with an axe to grind.

Living in the past; Mailbag

The last thing we need is someone with an axe to grind saying bad things about the show before it even starts," a source said.

US X Factor gags Cheryl Cole as part of 1.2 million pounds payout deal

Senior Border Agency sources claimed Ms Perrett could be making up the allegations because she had an axe to grind, a claim she denied.

Asylum whistleblower failed to get top job

For all we know, those who were cited are even less credible or have an axe to grind, and if someone is not brave enough to go on the record then why should your readers care about their opinion?

Criticism of LAWG unjustified

Teachers are trained in anti-bullying techniques and a bully's parents are best informed by a professional with no axe to grind. Besides, the boy might have picked up his aggression from his mother.