Basket (finance)

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In finance, a basket is a weighted group (a linear combination) of several financial instruments. [1] The purpose could be, for example, simultaneous buying or selling, for example, during program trading.

Baskets can be traded by buying the shares separately or through a professionally negotiated transaction through a broker. People trade in baskets to arbitrage with the futures traded on the index. Baskets are also used to denote a collection of currencies, such as the ECU in the past.

Certain specific specialized "baskets":

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References

  1. "Greexotics – A First Step in the Land of Exotic Derivatives Greeks – Part 3". bsic.it. November 19, 2024. Retrieved June 20, 2025.