English Explanatory Dictionary

wash trade

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A trade in which someone simultaneously sells and buys (from themselves) the same financial instruments, to create misleading, artificial activity in the market (especially to make the instruments appear to be frequently traded and in demand).

Word forms

wash trade wash trades

Related words

wash sale tape painting paint the tape
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