LOAN LOCK
The act of securing a certain interest rate on a mortgage loan still for approval. Loan lock sets the interest rate a borrower needs to pay as long as the loan stops before the end of lock period, which usually lasts for 30 to 60 days. But in markets where the processing is slow, it can last for about 90 days.
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Closet Indexing
Investing strategy in which an investor or investment manager attempts to attain returns similar to the performance of a benchmark index without ex ...
Stub Quote
Order to buy or sell a stock above the stock’s market price. Trading companies use these quotes when they don’t want to trade at specif ...
Swing for the Fences
Expression used to describe huge returns in the stock market. Investors aiming to swing for the fences are endeavoring to reach a financial home ru ...
Blue Collar
Working class individual that perform manual labor and is paid per hour. In history, manual laborers wore blue shirts, which could hold a slight du ...
Desk Trader
A trader restricted to instituting trades for the clients of a firm and unable to trade with own accounts of his or her firm.
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