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Clipping of sixteenth.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: Exactly one sixteenth (0.0625) of a full price point; it acts as a unit of negotiation to split or compromise on an eighth difference between bid and ask prices. Full definition →
Clipping of sixteenth.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.