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scalp investment & finance definition
- In the futures industry, trading for small gains. It normally involves establishing and selling a position very quickly, often within minutes or hours on the same day.
- In the securities industry, the undisclosed selling of a security by a person or entity such as an investment adviser, securities research analyst, or financial newsletter writer who is simultaneously recommending that the security be bought.
- The actions of market maker who adds an excessive markup to a trade transaction, in violation of the Rules of Fair Practice of the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD).
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