Definition for : Liquidation

A "liquidation" is the process whereby a company stops trading and its Assets are sold to repay the creditors, and in last place the Shareholders. By extension, a "liquidation" can also refer to the liquidation of one or several trading positions.

(See Chapter 46 Mergers and Demergers of the Vernimmen)

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