selling

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Many brokerages have policies in place to discourage IPO “flipping” — the act of selling IPO shares soon after they are listed.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

That’s when Duane Roberts, who grew up in Riverside and made his fortune selling flash-frozen burritos, bought the property and reopened it.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Begum and other women in the village earned only pennies selling their wares after borrowing to buy supplies from a local vendor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The bad news is he recommends selling 3M shares.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Word spread quickly in the small world of subprime mortgage bond creators and traders: AIG FP was now selling credit default swaps on triple-A-rated subprime bonds for a mere 0.12 percent a year.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis