What does ‘Take A Bath’ mean
Take a bath is a slang term referring to the situation of an investor who has experienced a large loss from an investment or speculative position. Investors whose shares have declined significantly are said to have taken a bath.
Explaining ‘Take A Bath’
For example, following the technology boom of the late 1990s and early 2000s, many investors, because of their huge losses, were said to have taken a bath.
Further Reading
- Can “big bath” and earnings smoothing co‐exist as equilibrium financial reporting strategies? – onlinelibrary.wiley.com [PDF]
- “Go get a job right after you take a bath”: Occupy Wall Street as Matter Out of Place – onlinelibrary.wiley.com [PDF]
- Financial performance surrounding CEO turnover – www.sciencedirect.com [PDF]
- Do New Brooms Sweep Clean? Evidence that New CEOs Take a 'Big Bath'in the Banking Industry – journals.sagepub.com [PDF]
- Know Math or Take a Bath on a Finance Final Exam – papers.ssrn.com [PDF]
- The big bath hypothesis: Accruals management in response to dividend reduction and omission – search.proquest.com [PDF]
