churning

churning definition - finance
The illegal practice of making a large number of trades in a clientÂ’s account in order to increase the brokerÂ’s commission.

Webster's New World Finance and Investment Dictionary Copyright © 2003 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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