flattener
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.16 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A trade whose terms are based on the assumption that the rate of return will decrease.
Example Sentences
- "Provided that the curve doesn't ever flatten too much and the option remains out-of-the-money, then we will put on flatteners when the curve steepens and put on steepeners when the curve flattens."
- "For example, if a trader thought that 2's 10's would trade lower than 185, he or she would put on a flattener."
Etymology
From flatten + -er.