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barrier

[bar-ee-er] / ˈbær i ər /




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The big risk for investors in autocallables, though, is a major drawdown in the reference assets that fails to recover back above the maturity barrier in a severe and prolonged bear market.

From MarketWatch Sep. 18, 2026

In 1971, Germany's Hildegard Falck, external had become the first woman to break the two-minute barrier.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

Typically, investors immediately stop receiving their coupon payments, and if the reference asset hasn’t recovered past the barrier by the time the underlying contract matures, investors will risk losing principal.

From MarketWatch Sep. 18, 2026

Those molecules helped repair the gut lining, reinforce the intestinal barrier, increase the production of protective mucus and strengthen antimicrobial defenses instead of driving additional inflammation.

From Science Daily Sep. 17, 2026

The sea barrier prevented not just humans but also many other Afro-Asian animals and plants from reaching this ‘Outer World’.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

Looking inside the ETF’s autocallable portfolio, the maturity and coupon barriers may be breached when the reference stocks plunge by around 50% to 55%, according to Staudt.

From MarketWatch Sep. 18, 2026

The property in Bleasby dates back to the 1840s, when the railway station opened, and would have been home to the station masters who were responsible for opening and closing the station barriers.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

Such autonomous action is the central threat, Bengio said, warning of a situation where AI agents "have the ability to get through cybersecurity barriers and enter any company."

From Barron's Sep. 16, 2026

But the path to getting one is “riddled with barriers and drop-out points,” according to L.A.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2026

“He’s collapsing the magic barriers around Manhattan—cutting off just the building, and us.”

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan




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