Holding The Market

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Definition of 'Holding The Market'

The practice of placing active or pending orders for a security into a market where the price is dropping rapidly in an attempt to "hold" the price of the security steady, or create a floor in the security. This practice is outlawed in most market instances, except when a broker or other party is mandated to keep the price of a security steady. This is only done in rare cases where there isn't enough market depth to hold the price.

Holding the market is also sometimes used as a slang phrase for owning a general market index such as the S&P 500 or Wilshire Total Market.
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Investopedia explains 'Holding The Market'

Holding the market is hard to pull off these days because any one person would have to have very deep pockets to make a significant impact on a security's price. One of the things that keeps holding the market from occurring more frequently is that it is rarely profitable and can often lead to severe losses if prices do not rebound.
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    ... ways returns are presented: the bank discount yield (also called bank discount basis),
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  • Stashing Your Cash: Mattress Or Market?

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    ... All Hail Cash? There are definitely some benefits to holding cash. When the stock
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  • Hologic Holding Its Place

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  • Market Bottom: Are We There Yet?

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/stocks/09/spot-market-bottom.asp
    ... Academic studies have shown they are better off buying and holding the market through
    index funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and rebalancing at intervals. ...

  • Telecom's Holding Pattern Is A Buying Opportunity

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    ... However, according to analysts at Morningstar, this "holding pattern" is a great ...
    has stalled, the telecoms have fallen behind the broad market and represent an ...

  • Why Money Market Funds Break The Buck

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    ... In fact, many brokerage accounts sweep cash into money market funds as a default
    holding investment until the funds can be invested elsewhere. ...

  • Money Market Mayhem: The Reserve Fund Meltdown

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/economics/09/money-market-reserve-fund-meltdown.asp
    ... First and foremost was the danger of collapse, as the Reserve Fund
    wasn't the only money market fund holding commercial paper. More ...

  • Is The US Holding Back Yum! Brands?

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    ... Is The US Holding Back Yum ... who already own it, but it is harder to recommend as a
    new buy today, particularly with cheaper names out there in the stock market. ...

  • Covered Call Strategies For A Falling Market

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    ... buying and holding a futures contract are very different from that of holding stock
    in ... for the index future, and gains and losses are settled every market day. ...

  • Profit Without Predicting The Market

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/trading/10/profit-without-predicting.asp
    ... The holding time from stocks has decreased along with increasing volatility. Stock
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