And most of them lacked a means to lock in, or hedge, these paper gains in home equity.
Count Mr. Hoshi among those who believe the time is right to lock in lower rates.
And what about those venture capitalists that would like to lock in their profits?
Then sell losers to lock in the tax advantages and limit your other trading to rebalancing.
If you want unemployment to stay high, just lock in 2% annual growth rates.
The sell-off followed a four-day rally of mining stocks, as traders sought to lock in gains.
Now Republican fears are growing that Democrats could lock in a filibuster-proof 60-40 majority in Congress.
However, impressive job growth data can some times inspire investors to lock in profits.
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Pfizer has a good reason to lock in as many patients as possible now: Competition looms.
Prisons are a profitable business these days, and traders can look to lock in profits.
With Canadian trusts and preferred stock you can still lock in double digit yields.
Special Offer: Lock in yields of 10% and higher on Canadian energy royalty trusts.
That makes it possible to lock in a preferred price without waiting for a closing price.
Special Offer: Lock in yields of 12% and higher on Canadian energy royalty trusts.
Soultanian is recommending his clients lock in oil prices once they start falling again.
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Special Offer: Lock in yields of 12% and higher and ride the energy bull.
"People can lock in today's rate even if there are future increases, " Turner says.
With the recent sell-off, we are able to lock in an even-lower bond price.
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And there may be others selling to lock in their gains to boost their year-end bonuses.
Not surprisingly, many companies would dearly love to lock in a lower exchange rate.
Flowers may simply have seized a legislative opportunity to lock in a lower price.
But, on the other hand, divorce can be the opportunity to lock in a secure financial future.
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But sometimes marketers use choice barriers to their own advantage, to lock in customers they value highly.
They are also motivated by a peculiar notion that it is necessary to "lock in" these agreements.
However, those deals lock in payments that now account for about half of the league's annual gross.
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Put in a stop-loss order and the one certainty is that you'll lock in a trading commission.
So before rushing to lock in a 15% rate, be sure to consider all of the variables.
LME's futures contracts will enable companies to lock in plastics prices as much as 15 months ahead.
That way you can lock in a high(er) rate today while maintaining flexibility to upgrade in the future.
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Alpine touring bindings then let you lock in to fully enjoy the downhill fruits of your ascending labors.
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