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carry trade

carry trade noun: a trading strategy involving the borrowing at a low-interest rate and investing in an asset providing a higher rate of return.

Noun

carry trade (countable and uncountable, plural carry trades)

  1. A trading strategy involving the borrowing at a low-interest rate and investing in an asset providing a higher rate of return.

Forms of carry trade

pluralcarry trades

Questions about carry trade

What does carry trade mean?
Carry trade means a trading strategy involving the borrowing at a low-interest rate and investing in an asset providing a higher rate of return.
What part of speech is carry trade?
Carry trade is a noun.
What is the plural of carry trade?
The plural of carry trade is carry trades.

Words near carry trade in the dictionary

  1. carry the mantle
  2. carry the message to Garcia
  3. carry the torch
  4. carry the world before one
  5. carry through
  6. carry trade
  7. carry trades
  8. carry up
  9. carry water for
  10. carry weight
  11. carry-go-bring-come

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