handle

An informal name for the portion of a security's price that is comprised of the numbers to the left of the decimal point, colon, or dash. For example, if a bond's price is 103.25, its handle is 103. Sometimes brokers and dealers only quote the numbers to the right of the decimal point and assume that the handle is understood. American Banker Glossary

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The whole-dollar price of a bid or offer is referred to as the handle ( e.g., if a security is quoted at 101.10 bid and 101.11 offered, 101 is the handle). traders are assumed to know the handle. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary

See: full. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary

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handle han‧dle [ˈhændl] verb [transitive]

1. to deal with a difficult situation or problem:

• First-time travelers get some peace of mind when an agency handles everything.

2. to deal with a particular client or product:

• She handles all our major clients.

3. if you handle a particular job, you are responsible for doing it:

• He will handle merchandising and advertising as well as retaining his duties as president.

4. COMMERCE to buy, sell, or deal with goods or services in business or trade:

• Domestic car manufacturers have said their dealers are free to handle foreign cars if they wish.

5. TRANSPORT to move goods etc from one place to another:

• We handle large volumes of imported goods.

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► See Big Figure.

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handle UK US /ˈhændl/ verb [T]

► to deal with something difficult: handle pressure/stress/problems »It was a job that taught me how to handle pressure and use it to my advantage.

► to deal with something or someone such as money, goods, or customers: »Your financial adviser can handle all the details of purchasing shares.

► to be responsible for organizing or managing something or someone: »The office in Europe also handles marketing for the region.

► COMMERCE to buy and sell goods: »We only handle cosmetics which have not been tested on animals.

► COMMERCE to move or store goods: »The distribution company handles around 45 per cent of all the milk produced in the UK.
» He admitted handling stolen goods.

► to use your hands to move or hold something: »Staff are trained and equipped to handle hazardous materials.

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handle UK US /ˈhændl/ noun

● get/have a handle on sth — Cf. have a handle on sth

Financial and business terms. 2012.

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Synonyms:

Touch, feel, feel of, take in the hand, take hold of, Haft, stock, helve / Manage, use, wield, Bail / Treat, discuss, discourse on, treat of / Deal with, manage

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handle — vb 1 Handle, manipulate, wield, swing, ply are comparable when they mean to deal with or manage with or as if with the hands typically in an easy, skillful, or dexterous manner. Handle implies the acquirement of skill sufficient to accomplish one … New Dictionary of Synonyms
handle — [han′dəl] n. [ME handil < OE handle (akin to Du handel) < hand, HAND] 1. that part of a utensil, tool, etc. which is to be held, turned, lifted, pulled, etc. with the hand 2. a thing like a handle in appearance or use 3. the total amount of … English World dictionary
Handle — Han dle (h[a^]n d l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Handled} ( d ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Handling} ( dl[i^]ng).] [OE. handlen, AS. handlian; akin to D. handelen to trade, G. handeln. See {Hand}.] 1. To touch; to feel with the hand; to use or hold with the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Handle — may be:* Handle (grip), a grip attached to an object for using or moving the object * Handle (mathematics), a topological ball * Handle (computing), a particular kind of smart pointer Handle may also be:* Handle System, a system for uniquely… … Wikipedia
handle — [n1] something to grip arm, bail, crank, ear, grasp, haft, handgrip, helve, hilt, hold, holder, knob, shaft, stem, stock, tiller; concepts 445,502,831 handle [n2] nickname appellation, byname, byword, cognomen, denomination, designation, moniker … New thesaurus
Handle — Han dle, n. [AS. handle. See {Hand}.] 1. That part of vessels, instruments, etc., which is held in the hand when used or moved, as the haft of a sword, the knob of a door, the bail of a kettle, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. That of which use is made;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
handle — ► VERB 1) feel or manipulate with the hands. 2) manage or cope with. 3) deal with. 4) control or manage commercially. 5) (handle oneself) conduct oneself. 6) (of a vehicle) respond in a specified way when being driven: the new model does not… … English terms dictionary
Handle — Han dle (h[a^]n d l), v. i. To use the hands. [1913 Webster] They have hands, but they handle not. Ps. cxv. 7. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
handle — I (manage) verb administer, be master of, command, conduct, control, deal with, direct, dominate, execute, exercise authority, exercise direction over, exeicise power over, exert authority, govern, guide, have authority, have charge of, have the… … Law dictionary
Handle Me — Infobox Single Name = Handle Me Artist = Robyn from Album = Robyn Released = flagicon|Sweden 2005 (Promo only) flagicon|Ireland 26 October, 2007 flagicon|United Kingdom 29 October, 2007 flagicon|Germany March 7, 2008… … Wikipedia

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