To trade for small gains. Scalping normally involves establishing and liquidating a position quickly, usually within the same day. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary
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To trade for small gains. Scalping normally involves establishing and liquidating a position quickly, usually within the same day, hour or even just a few minutes. Chicago Mercantile Exchange Glossary
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To trade for small gains. Scalping normally involves establishing and liquidating a position quickly, usually within the same day, hour or even just a few minutes. LIFFE
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scalp scalp [skælp] verb [intransitive, transitive] informal
1. to buy tickets for an event and sell them again at a much higher price:
• guys that scalp tickets outside the stadium
2. FINANCE to buy and quickly sell small quantities of Securities (= bonds, shares etc), in order to make small but fast profits:
• Traders try to scalp profits as contract prices rise and fall.
— scalper noun [countable] :
• Fans were willing to pay scalpers up to $1,500.
— scalping noun [uncountable] :
• Super Bowl ticket scalping
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scalp UK US /skælp/ noun [C] INFORMAL
► someone you defeat: take a scalp »
They are expected to take some important scalps in the election.
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scalp UK US /skælp/ verb [T]
► US COMMERCE to buy things, such as theatre tickets, at the usual price and then sell them when they are difficult to get at much higher prices: »
He made a lot of money scalping tickets for the popular musical show.
► FINANCE to buy small quantities of shares, bonds, etc. and then sell them quickly in order to make a small profit: »
They are trying to make incremental profits by scalping shares.
Financial and business terms. 2012.