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Economic Definition of transaction costs. Defined.

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Term transaction costs Definition: The costs that arise when dealing or trading with others that are beyond the price. These include the costs of negotiating, writing and enforcing contracts. When buying or selling securities for example, transaction costs include brokers' commissions and dealers' spreads.

 

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