Gewinnmitnahme

German

Etymology

Gewinn (profit) +‎ Mitnahme (taking/carrying along)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡəˈvɪnˌmɪtnaːmə]
  • Hyphenation: Ge‧winn‧mit‧nah‧me

Noun

Gewinnmitnahme f (genitive Gewinnmitnahme, plural Gewinnmitnahmen)

  1. (finance) profit taking (the act of selling a security that has risen in value to realize the gain in cash)
    Nach der starken Rallye am Aktienmarkt kam es heute zu verstärkten Gewinnmitnahmen.
    After the strong rally on the stock market, there was increased profit taking today.
    Eine rechtzeitige Gewinnmitnahme kann das Portfolio vor plötzlichen Kursrücksetzern schützen.
    Timely profit taking can protect the portfolio from sudden price pullbacks.

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Synonyms

Antonyms

  • Verlustrealisierung (the act of selling at a loss)
  • Aussitzen (colloquial: holding onto an investment despite losses or volatility, waiting for a recovery)

Coordinate terms

  • Kursrally (a period of sustained increases in the prices of stocks)
  • Widerstandszone (a price level where selling is strong enough to prevent the price from rising further)
  • Umschichtung (rebalancing; moving capital from one investment to another)
  • Liquidität (the availability of liquid assets to a market or company)

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