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Thin Market

A market with few bid and ask offers. The market is characterized by low liquidity, high spreads, and high volatility. Also known as a narrow market.

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In a thin market smaller changes in supply or demand can have a significant impact on prices. A thin market is the opposite of a liquid market.

See also: Graveyard Market, Liquid Market, Liquidity, Spread, Volatility, Volume

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thin market

A market for a security in which there are relatively few offers and bids. A thin market causes reduced liquidity and makes it more difficult to buy or sell the security without affecting its price. Compare deep market, tight market. Also called narrow market.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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