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locked in
locked in adj informal exhibiting total concentration on the task in hand IdiomsSeelock inlocked in
Locked inWhen an investor is unable to take advantage of preferential tax treatment because of time remaining on a required holding period. Also, a commodities position in which the market has a limit up or limit down day and investors are unable to move in to or out of the market.Lock InTo close a position such that the profit or loss from an investment is realized. For example, if an investor buys a stock at $5 per share and the price goes to $10, the investor has a paper profit of $5 per share. However, if the investor waits to sell the stock until the price drops to $8, the locked in profit is only $3 per share. Investors often wait before locking in substantial profits or losses, as locking in a profit may result in higher taxation, while locking in a loss removes the possibility that the investment can be recovered.locked in To have a large paper, or unrealized, profit in a security position, with the result being that sale of the security would engender substantial taxation. |