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locked in Finance Definition
  1. A situation in which an investor has made a profit on an investment but is reluctant to sell it because the gain will be subject to ordinary income taxes rather than capital gains taxes, which are assessed after a minimum holding period and are lower than regular tax rates.
  2. A situation in which a hedged position can’t be lifted without offsetting both sides of the hedge.

Browse dictionary entries near locked in

  1. ‹ locked
  2. ‹ Locke
  3. ‹ lockdown
  4. ‹ lockbox
  5. ‹ lockage
  6. ‹ lock up
  7. ‹ lock stitch
  8. ‹ lock-step option
  9. ‹ lock step
  10. ‹ lock nut
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