liquidation
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The legal document protects a company from creditors for a short period, initially 10 business days, to either find a buyer, find an administrator, or enter liquidation.
From BBC
The recent selloff has also been amplified by forced liquidations, as investors unload positions to cover losses in volatile equities and commodities markets, according to market watchers.
Those shares’ liquidation preference—the government’s claim on the companies’ value before other shareholders get paid—has risen to about $370 billion as of this month.
From Barron's
“A very simple rule of thumb for tactical liquidation is when gold and equities crash together, which usually signals margin call / liquidation-esque behavior,” they say.
From MarketWatch
The ability to trade highly volatile assets with leverage 24/7 carries real market risk, leading to large liquidations during sudden price moves.
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