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Trading in small quantities, including by private individuals.


The worsening of a financial position when effectively 'locked in' to a course of action or to a particular fixed price or rate, compared with the alternative which could have been followed without the lock-in.


For example, there is always a risk of opportunity losses when using a fixing instrument to effectively lock in a (committed) price.
==See also==
 
*[[Retail bond]]
We are effectively locked in to the predetermined and committed price, instead of being free to take advantage of actual market rates (if they turn out to be more favourable).
*[[Retail payments]]
 
 
This type of loss is also sometimes known as an 'opportunity cost'.
 
 
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Any loss resulting from a failure to take advantage of an opportunity.
 
This type of opportunity loss can result from analysis paralysis, other factors, or both.
 
 
== See also ==
* [[Analysis paralysis]]
* [[Fixing instrument]]
* [[Opportunity cost]]
* [[Opportunity risk]]
* [[Regret risk]]
 
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Revision as of 13:52, 10 September 2014

Trading in small quantities, including by private individuals.


See also