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Run

A run consists of a series of bid and offer quotes for different securities or maturities. Dealers give and ask for runs from each other.

Run

An event in which many account holders at a bank withdraw all of their funds at the same time because they do not believe the bank is solvent. In the United States, runs were fairly common before the creation of the FDIC, which insures bank deposits up to a certain amount. See also: Panic.

run

1. A dealer's list of security offerings with respective bid and ask quotes. Compare off-the-run issue.

2. A sequence of security price movements in the same direction. Five straight days in which a stock price closes higher is an example of a run. Runs have been evaluated in order to determine if the charting of stock is a worthwhile way to earn an above-average return.

run

to start executing a specific PROGRAM on a COMPUTER.

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The DHC said he looked forward to the upcoming heats in Lahore and Faisalabad and 'I hope to see the winner and runner-up from today continue their strong performance in the final in Islamabad on March 3.'

'UK focusing to engage with Pakistani youth'

However, the runner-up's trainer Rick Holloway did take the other heat courtesy of Soviet Military (23.92sec, +10), who outstayed returning Razldazl Butch by three-parts of a length.

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The runner-up's trainer Roger Varian had pinned TURN TO PAGE 9

AUSTRALIA'S DAY

Sources revealed that there has been a lot of interest in the Britain's Got Talent runner-up's unique role as a sort of crazy lighthouse lady.