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sell against the box

sell against the box verb: to sell stock that one owns, but deliver stock acquired elsewhere, so that one is effectively selling short and protecting oneself from a fall in the stock.

Verb

sell against the box (third-person singular simple present sells against the box, present participle selling against the box, simple past and past participle sold against the box)

  1. To sell stock that one owns, but deliver stock acquired elsewhere, so that one is effectively selling short and protecting oneself from a fall in the stock.
    • Mr. ROCKEFELLER. The large holdings I think I sold back in 1925 or 1926.
      Mr. Gray. Did you sell against the box then?1932, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Banking and Currency, Stock Exchange Practices: Hearings Before the Committee, page 332

Forms of sell against the box

third-person singular presentsells against the box
present participleselling against the box
past participlesold against the box
pastsold against the box

Questions about sell against the box

What does sell against the box mean?
Sell against the box means to sell stock that one owns, but deliver stock acquired elsewhere, so that one is effectively selling short and protecting oneself from a fall in the stock.
What part of speech is sell against the box?
Sell against the box is a verb.
What is the past tense of sell against the box?
The past tense of sell against the box is sold against the box.

Words near sell against the box in the dictionary

  1. Selkirkshire
  2. Selks
  3. Selkup
  4. Selkups
  5. sell
  6. sell against the box
  7. sell away
  8. sell bargains
  9. sell by the candle
  10. sell coal to Newcastle
  11. sell coals to Newcastle

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