In securities, is: a. Excessive buying and selling by a broker in a discretionary account, or, b. Practice of a member of an underwriting group inducing a brokerage client to buy a portion of a new issue by purchasing other securities from the client at a premium. In finance, it is when a firm expands sales beyond a level that can be financed with normal working capital.
Barry Goldsmith
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