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Elephant

Slang for a large Institutional investor such as a mutual Fund or Pension fund. The Term comes from the idea that these investors move huge amounts of Money into and out of assets and sectors in a herd-like fashion, having a large impact on security prices when they move.

Related Terms: 10 Asset, ECU, Fund, Institutional investor, Money, Mutual fund, Pension, Pension fund, SEC, Term
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