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disposition effect

disposition effect noun: the tendency of investors to sell assets that have increased in value, while keeping assets that have dropped in value.

Noun

disposition effect (plural disposition effects)

  1. The tendency of investors to sell assets that have increased in value, while keeping assets that have dropped in value.

Forms of disposition effect

pluraldisposition effects

Questions about disposition effect

What does disposition effect mean?
Disposition effect means the tendency of investors to sell assets that have increased in value, while keeping assets that have dropped in value.
What part of speech is disposition effect?
Disposition effect is a noun.
What is the plural of disposition effect?
The plural of disposition effect is disposition effects.

Words near disposition effect in the dictionary

  1. dispositing
  2. dispositio
  3. disposition
  4. disposition bias
  5. disposition biases
  6. disposition effect
  7. disposition effects
  8. disposition index
  9. dispositional
  10. dispositionalism
  11. dispositionalist

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