burn and churn
(redirected from Burns and Churns)Burn and Churn
To make more trades on a discretionary account in order to inflate commissions, rather than client profits. That is, burning and churning occurs when a broker makes unnecessary trades on an account for his/her own profit, rather than the client's. Burning and churning is illegal.
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burn and churn
See churn.
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