See Also: locked(1)(dictionary)
Locked in(finance)
locked(2)(dictionary)
Locked In(money)
locked knee(medicine)
Locked market(finance)
locked-in syndrome(medicine)
Locked market(money)
locked facets(medicine)
locked bite(medicine)

Locked in (finance)


Investors are said to be 'locked in' when a security they own is trading at a higher price than they paid for, but they choose not to sell in order to avoid having their profit become subject to the capital gains tax.