Basket (finance)

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A basket is an economic term for a group of several securities created for the purpose of simultaneous buying or selling. Baskets are frequently used for program trading.

[edit] Specific types of baskets

Certain specific products can be seen as specialized "baskets".

  • Index funds are a basket for all the securities in a particular exchange, weighted appropriately.
  • Market baskets are baskets for all the securities on a particular market, weighted appropriately.
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