churning — n. Excessive and unnecessary trades of stock by a broker in order to increase his or her commission. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. churning … Law dictionary
churning — occurs when a broker, exercising control over the volume and frequency of trades, abuses his customer s confidence for personal gain by initiating transactions that are excessive in view of the character of account and the customer s objectives… … Black's law dictionary
Churning — Churn ing, n. 1. The act of one who churns. [1913 Webster] 2. The quantity of butter made at one operation. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Churning — Excessive trading of a client s account in order to increase the broker s commissions. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * churning churn‧ing [ˈtʆɜːnɪŋ ǁ ɜːr ] noun [uncountable] informal FINANCE when a stockbroker buys and sells… … Financial and business terms
churning — When a broker engages in excessive trading to derive a profit from commissions while ignoring his client s best interests. The CENTER ONLINE Futures Glossary The process of unnecessary purchases and sales in customers accounts for the purpose of… … Financial and business terms
churning — / tʃɜ:nɪŋ/ noun 1. a practice employed by stockbrokers, where they buy and sell on a client’s discretionary account in order to earn their commission (the deals are frequently of no advantage to the client) 2. a practice employed by insurance… … Dictionary of banking and finance
Churning — Unter Churning (engl. „Provisionsschneiderei“, „Gaunerei“; kommt von to churn „Buttern“, „Umrühren“) wird im Finanzbereich das häufige Umschichten eines Depots durch einen Vermögensverwalter oder Broker verstanden. Dadurch verschafft sich dieser… … Deutsch Wikipedia
churning — [[t]tʃɜ͟ː(r)nɪŋ[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n Churning water is moving about violently. [LITERARY] ...anything to take our minds off that gap and the brown, churning water below. Syn: swirling … English dictionary
Churning — Churn Churn, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Churned} (ch[^u]rnd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Churning}.] [OE. chernen, AS. cernan; akin to LG. karnen, G. kernen, D. karnen, Dan. kierne, Sw. k[ a]rna, and also to E. corn, kernel, the meaning coming from the idea of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
churning — 1) The practice by a broker of encouraging an investor to change investments frequently in order to earn excessive commissions. 2) The practice by a bank, building society, insurance broker, etc. , of encouraging a householder with an endowment… … Big dictionary of business and management
