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
Last week the two firms that handle almost all of the odd-lot trading on the New York Stock Exchange agreed to join forces as "a matter of economic necessity."
From Time Magazine Archive
To add to the confusion, Amex specialists also handle odd-lot trading, a task left to odd-lot houses by the Big Board.
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 Walpole, Hugh, Sir
