discounted

discounted definition - finance
A frequently heard market term that refers to an event, economic statistic, or other development whose effect has been minimized or discounted. If the stock market has been expecting the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates, once the actual news is received the effect will likely be muted because the news already has been discounted.

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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