odd-lot
Example Sentences
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“Analysts looking for a durable low in gold would much prefer to see panicked liquidation by these odd-lot buyers,” Mr. Ramsey wrote.
From New York Times ● Jul. 6, 2013
At prices like these, there is little room for error, especially for the Main Street odd-lot investors who put all their money to work at once, rather than dipping in on the corrections.
From Forbes ● May 5, 2011
Heavy odd-lot buying showed that the small investor was back in the market in force.
From Time Magazine Archive
The American Stock Exchange in January began trading odd-lot Treasury securities in denominations of $1,000 to $99,000.
From Time Magazine Archive
Midgett's Bookshop at the corner of the High Street was still open and an old man with spectacles and a flowing beard stood poring over the odd-lot box at 2d. a volume by the door.
From The Wooden Horse by Sir Hugh Walpole
