window dressing

window dressing
trading activity near the end of a quarter or fiscal year that is designed to improve the appearance of a portfolio to be presented to clients or shareholders. For example, a portfolio manager may sell losing positions so as to display only positions that have gained in value. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary

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window dressing ˈwindow ˌdressing noun [uncountable]
1. when people try to give the public a favourable idea about something, sometimes hiding the true situation:

• Stock prices benefited from window dressing by some money managers anxious to present good reports to clients.

2. the art of arranging goods in a shop window so that they look attractive to customers
— window dresser noun [countable] :

• Window dressers have created strong demand for the stock.

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window dressing UK US noun [U]
► COMMERCE the art of displaying goods in a store window to attract customers: »

The designers are skilled in everything from stitching to window dressing.

► FINANCE, STOCK MARKET in the management of investors’ portfolios (= collections of shares), the activity, towards the end of a financial period, of selling shares that have fallen and buying ones that have risen so the portfolio looks better than it really is: »

Portfolio managers continued to buy popular stocks as part of their end-of-quarter window dressing.

► the act of making something look more attractive than it really is, especially when you are hiding negative facts or details: »

The insurance industry's voluntary code of practice has been criticized as mere window dressing rather than serious self-regulation.

window dresser noun [C]
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Window dressers must think of the best way to attract the target audience.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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