sold against the box

A form of sell against the box — To sell stock that one owns, but deliver stock acquired elsewhere, so that one is effectively selling short and protecting oneself from a fall in the stock.

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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of sell against the box
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