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Meaning of sell against the box | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

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.

Examples

“Mr. ROCKEFELLER. The large holdings I think I sold back in 1925 or 1926. Mr. Gray. Did you sell against the box then?”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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