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AVERAGING DOWN [2 records]

Record 1 1998-08-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Stock Exchange
  • Investment
DEF

Buying more of a security at a lower price than the original investment, so as to reduce the average cost per unit.

Key term(s)
  • averaging down

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bourse
  • Investissements et placements
DEF

Le fait d'acheter des titres supplémentaires d'une même émission à un cours inférieur à celui des titres achetés en premier lieu afin de réduire le coût unitaire moyen.

Key term(s)
  • faire une moyenne à la baisse

Spanish

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Record 2 1997-06-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Investment
DEF

The purchase of additional amounts of a commodity or security at prices lower than the average cost of the previous purchases in order to reduce the average unit cost of the block.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Investissements et placements
DEF

Achat de quantités additionnelles d'une marchandise, d'un titre ou d'un autre instrument financier à des prix inférieurs au coût moyen des mêmes marchandises, titres, ou autres instruments financiers achetés antérieurement de manière à diminuer leur coût d'achat moyen.

Spanish

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