churning

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{n} the act of making butter in a churn
excessive buying and selling of securities in a client's account so as to generate commissions
moving with or producing or produced by vigorous agitation; "winds whipped the piled leaves into churning masses"; "a car stuck in the churned-up mud
The act of one who churns
The process of acquiring a share holding in a company, and then placing buy and sell orders for shares of that company in order to build up turnover
It is illegal for a broker to engage in excessive trading activity merely for the purpose of maximizing his own commissions In order to succeed on a churning claim, a customer must establish that his broker directly or indirectly controlled the account and that the purchases and sales of securities were excessive in size and frequency in view of the financial resources of the customer and his investment objectives
(of a liquid) agitated vigorously; in a state of turbulence; "the river's roiling current"; "turbulent rapids" moving with or producing or produced by vigorous agitation; "winds whipped the piled leaves into churning masses"; "a car stuck in the churned-up mud
Excessive trading that results in the broker deriving a profit from commissions while disregarding the best interests of the customers
present participle of churn
Churning takes place when a broker initiates trades on an investor's behalf that are excessive in size or frequency in relation to the investor's portfolio and that are against the investor's investment objectives as expressed to the broker A disreputable broker "churns" for the purpose of generating commissions Churning is a violation of the federal security laws
Frequent and unnecessary trading by a broker, whose primary purpose is to generate commissions for the broker
An unethical practice employed by some brokers to increase their commissions by excessively trading in a client's account
Excessive buying and selling in a customer's account undertaken to generate commissions for the broker
From the insurance perspective, churning is continually replacing lost customers with new customers From the provider perspective, churning is constantly seeing a patient for services that may not be appropriate
(of a liquid) agitated vigorously; in a state of turbulence; "the river's roiling current"; "turbulent rapids"
{i} excessive buying and selling of securities by a broker (in order to increase his total commissions)
Describes a computer taking a long time to process a particular operation When a computer is churning, it may seem to be doing nothing
Unethical trading of a customer's account by a broker to create extra commissions Churning is also when there is high volume with very little movement in price
Churning water is moving about violently. anything to take our minds off that gap and the brown, churning water below. = swirling
To trade securities excessively In taxable investment accounts, churning invariably leads to reduced returns because of the hefty short-term capital gains tax But even in tax-deferred 401(k)s or IRAs, trading commissions can eat into your return In fact, brokers that encourage churning to increase their commissions are committing a securities law violation A fund manager churning his portfolio will also make you feel the tax bite See "The Dreaded Capital Gains Tax " BACK TO TOP
Unjustified, excessive trading in a customer's securities or commodities account to generate additional brokerage commissions
When a broker excessively trades securities within an account for the purpose of increasing his or her commissions, rather than to further a client’s investment goals
moving with or producing or produced by vigorous agitation; "winds whipped the piled leaves into churning masses"; "a car stuck in the churned-up mud"
Illegal or unethical practice by a broker or other fiduciary to cause excessive transactions in a client’s account to benefit the broker or fiduciary through increased transaction fees
The nefarious practice whereby a broker deals on a client's account with unnecessary frequency, for the sake of the commission he will receive Easy to condemn, but difficult to prove
When firms fire many people and hire many people at the same time When firms fire many people and hire many people at the same time
Excessive trading of an account by a broker with control of the account for the purpose of generating commissions while disregarding the interests of the customer
The quantity of butter made at one operation
A practice, in violation of MSRB and SEC rules, in which a salesperson effects a series of transactions in a customer's account which are excessive in size and/or frequency in relation to the size and investment objectives of the account A salesperson churning an account is normally seeking to maximize the income (in commissions, sales credits or mark-ups) derived from the account MSRB rule G-l9 on suitability expressly prohibits churning of accounts Reference: MSRB rule G-19(e)
Refers to excessive trading of a client's account for the purpose of increasing broker commissions, and leaving the client worse off or no better off than before Churning is illegal under SEC and exchange rules
A stockbroker's best friend! When there exists a great deal of buying and selling (that all carry a broker fee) that do not affect the value of the stock
Excessive trading of an account by broker with control of the account for the purpose of generating commissions while disregarding the interests of the customer
Is excessive trading in an investor's account, the sole purpose of which is usually to benefit the broker in the form of commissions If the pattern of activity is inappropriate or inconsistent with the clients' needs and objectives, or there are a volume of buys and sells for no suitable business reason, and if the prime result of such trading is the generation of commissions, then the practice is illegal under both SEC and exchange regulations
Excessively trading a portfolio
Excessive trading in a customer's brokerage account, done to generate increased commission income Churning is a securities law violation In the stock market, it refers to a period of heavy trading activity but few sustained price trends and little overall movement in stock market indexes
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To produce excessive and sometimes undesirable or unproductive activity or motion
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The time when a consumer switches his/her service provider
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A vessel used for churning

a butter churn.

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To move rapidly and repetitively with a rocking motion; to tumble, mix or shake

I was so nervous my stomach was churning.

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{v} to make butter, to shake very much
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{n} a kind of vessel to churn cream in
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– Turnover of cable subscribers as a result of disconnects and new customers
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A measure of the number of subscribers who leave or switch to another carrier's service (Back to top )
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Negative term referring to constantly searching out new customers to replace lost customers A costly and inefficient way to run a business
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To stir, beat, or agitate, as milk or cream in a churn, in order to make butter
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{i} vessel in which butter is made
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If something churns water, mud, or dust, it moves it about violently. Ferries churn the waters of Howe Sound from Langdale to Horseshoe Bay. unsurfaced roads now churned into mud by the annual rains. Churn up means the same as churn. The recent rain had churned up the waterfall into a muddy whirlpool Occasionally they slap the water with their tails or churn it up in play. muddy, churned-up ground
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a vessel in which cream is agitated to separate butterfat from buttermilk stir (cream) vigorously in order to make butter be agitated; "the sea was churning in the storm
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the turnover of users on an online service, most often after a free trial period
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Customers disconnecting from Vodafone Group's mobile telephone networks The "churn rate" is the number of customers who disconnect from a network in a given period, divided by the average number of customers in that same period
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To agitate rapidly and repetitively, or to stir with a rowing or rocking motion; generally applies to liquids, notably cream
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A term referring to customer disloyalty in the e-commerce age
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Churn refers to what happens when a user leaves a service, and "service" in this case can describe almost anything from a dialup ISP account to a listserv subscription Churn is the major concern of almost any e-business, if only because it's so hard to attract users in the first place Most sites, therefore, have tried to develop "sticky" services to keep us coming back, or encourage us to give them basic pieces of information so they can keep in touch with us
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A churn is a container which is used for making butter
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The transfer (authorised or unauthorised) of a telecommunications service from one provider to another
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stir (cream) vigorously in order to make butter
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{f} prepare butter by agitating cream; shake or agitate with violent motion
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Churning is the unconscious or conscious over-trading by an Advisory Stockbroker in a customer's account Stockbrokers are paid on a commission on the consideration of a trade The consideration is the number of shares traded multiplied by the price As commissions have stabilised the only way brokers can make more money is to trade more shares There is therefore a natural temptation to trade for the sake of it It's illegal, but hard to prove
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be agitated; "the sea was churning in the storm"
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Change of machine or operator
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A cable industry measure based on a formula that measures subscriber connects, disconnects, upgrades and downgrades in service A low churn rate typically indicates customer satisfaction
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A term that describes customer attrition, or customer defection A high churn rate implies high customer disloyalty
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To shake or agitate with violence
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The turnover of users on an online service, especially after the expiration of a free trial period
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Cancellations or disconnects of paging service
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Churning is unconscious or conscious overtrading by a broker in a customer's account Since brokers are most often compensated by the number of transactions made on a customer's behalf, there is temptation to trade too frequently, whether that's in stocks, bonds, or mutual funds with loads
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A vessel in which milk or cream is stirred, beaten, or otherwise agitated (as by a plunging or revolving dasher) in order to separate the oily globules from the other parts, and obtain butter
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A measure of the number of subscribers who leave or switch to another carrier's service
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If you say that your stomach is churning, you mean that you feel sick. You can also say that something churns your stomach. My stomach churned as I stood up = heave
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A measure of the proportion of subscribers that leave a service
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a vessel in which cream is agitated to separate butterfat from buttermilk
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The mass of people who are ready to switch carriers, expressed by the formula Customer Quits/Customer base
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To perform the operation of churning
stomach-churning
If you describe something as stomach-churning, you mean that it is so unpleasant that it makes you feel physically sick. The stench from rotting food is stomach-churning. if something is stomach-churning, it is extremely unpleasant and makes you feel sick
churning

    Hyphenation

    churn·ing

    Turkish pronunciation

    çırnîng

    Pronunciation

    /ˈʧərnəɴɢ/ /ˈʧɜrnɪŋ/

    Common Collocations

    churning out

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